Guidance

Information for drivers with diabetes

Further information on what drivers with different types of diabetes need to tell DVLA by law.

From:

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Published:

1 May 2013

Last updated:

7 November 2025

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7 November 2025
Updated INF294, INF188/2 and INS186 PDFs.
2 October 2024
Updated INF188/5.
19 January 2024
Updated INF188/2 pdf.
6 January 2023
Updated INS186 pdf.
9 June 2021
Updated INF188/5 PDF.
11 March 2020
Update to Welsh PDF
5 February 2020
PDF update for INS186
8 October 2019
Updated INF294W
26 September 2019
PDF updated.
23 April 2019
Added Welsh version of INF294W
15 April 2019
PDF updates
11 April 2019
Added INF188/5W Welsh document
15 February 2019
INF188/2W updated.
14 February 2019
INF294 leaflet added.
20 June 2018
PDF updated
11 November 2016
INF188/5 updated.
21 October 2016
INS186 PDF updated.
16 August 2016
INS186 PDF leaflet updated.
29 February 2016
Update to information leaflet INF188/2.
20 August 2015
New version of INF188/2 information leaflet added.
6 November 2013
Added INS186W
18 October 2013
New version of the INS186 published.
1 May 2013
First published.

Documents

A guide to insulin treated diabetes and driving (INF294)

Ref: INF294

PDF, 564 KB, 5 pages

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