Martin Evans, Patricia Evans and Neil Errington
16 Oct 2025 · Coroner Robert Cohen · Cumbria
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. drivers with medical impairments not notifying DVLA
“The DVLA witnesses confirmed to me that the scheme created by section 94 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 requires that 'licence holders' notify the DVLA if they suffer from a relevant or prospective disability. In turn the DVLA place the emphasis on the expectation that licence holders will themselves honestly inform the DVLA of their condition. Although medical professionals can inform the DVLA of a patient's unfitness to drive, the DVLA proceed on the basis that notifications will not usually come via this route. In each of these three inquests the drivers responsible for the collisions had repeatedly lied to the DVLA about their fitness to drive. I was told that this was 'disappointing' but not wholly surprising.”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“In such cases there is a substantial risk that neither of the conditions will be reported to the DVLA for monitoring.”
This report
“(1) The DVLA witnesses confirmed to me that the scheme created by section 94 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 requires that 'licence holders' notify the DVLA if they suffer from a relevant or prospective disability.”