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If you are applying for a driving licence or learner permit you must supply a medical report (Form D.501) (pdf) if you have any of the following diseases or disabilities (form must be printed back to back on one page):

• Alcoholism
• Any physical disablement which is likely to affect ability to drive safely
• Any illness which requires the regular use of psychotropic substances
• Any illness or disease which requires the regular use of medications likely to affect the ability to drive safely
• Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, serious diseases of the blood.
• Diplopia, defective binocular vision or loss of visual field
• Encephalitis, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis or hereditary diseases of the nervous system associated with progressive muscular atrophy and congenital myotonic disorders
• Epilepsy, diseases of the peripheral nervous system, trauma of the central or peripheral nervous system
• Cerebrovascular diseases, lesion with damage to spinal cord and resultant paraplegia
• Mental disturbance due to disease or trauma of, or operation upon, the central nervous system
• Severe mental retardation, Psychosis, Psychoneurosis or personality disorders
• Serious hearing deficiency
• Serious diseases of the blood
• Any disease of the genito-urinary system (including renal disorder) which is likely to affect ability to drive safely

See documents on learner permits and driving licences.

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