Information on DLM1 and TLM1 Medicals

 
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DLM1 Medical

Who needs to have a HGV or DLM1 medical?

  • All first time HGV applicants i.e when you apply for a provisional licence to drive lorries, buses or minibuses you need to complete a medical examination report (DLM1).

  • Once you are over 45 you will need to repeat the medical examination every five years until you are 65.

  • Once you turn 65 year old you will need to have this medical examination every year.

  • Or, If you have been diagnosed with any of the following conditions you must notify the Driver Vehicle Agency (DVA) and you may need to update your medical examination sooner:

  1. Neurological (Brain or nerve) condition

  2. Psychiatric (Mental illness) condition

  3. Alcohol dependency

  4. Drug dependency

  5. Eye problem

  6. Diabetes treated with insulin or tablets**

  7. Heart disease*

  8. Sleep problems

  9. Injury to spine (back)

  10. Cancer

  11. Tumour

  12. Other medical conditions: kidney disease

  13. Medical conditions that could affect your driving.

A full list of medical conditions That could affect your driving can be found here.

The HGV medical form called DLM1 can be picked-up at most MOT centres. Click here for addresses. due to COVID these are now closed, see below.

you can download the DLM1 medical form here and bring it with you to your HGV medical appointment.

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TLM1 Medical

Who needs to have a PSV or taxi medical (TLM1)?

  • All first time applicants

  • Anyone over the age of 45 years of age and every five years after

  • Anyone over the age of 65 years of age and each year after this.

    This excerpt has been taken from the the NI direct website:

“ All first time applicants and those over 45 years of age are required to have a TLM1 medical form completed by their GP. We will send a TLM1 medical form out to you when we receive your application. You will need to arrange for your doctor to complete the form.”

The doctor will test your vision on the day of your medical so wear your glasses; But remember to bring your optician’s prescription with you.

Remember You should have seen your optometrist or optician in the previous two years for the eye prescription to be vaild.

 

Do I need to have my HGV/Taxi medical examination carried out by my own NHS GP in Northern Ireland?

  • Our private GP can complete your taxi or HGV medical. We do need access to your full GP patient summary print-out which you can obtain for free from your registered GP. This gives us clear evidence of any medical conditions you may have that you have forgotten to inform the us about and also list your medications if you are taking any.

  • If you have high blood pressure and are on medication, you need to provide at least three readings taken at home on different dates during the last month. Your blood pressure needs to be consistently below 180/100 mmhg otherwise you cannot drive any vehicle.

  • We also need to see your drivers licence as a form of Id and to confirm your drivers licence number.

*If you have ever had a heart attack, angina, coronary artery bypass graft, or a stent put into an artery in your heart, you must have a treadmill test or other heart stress test every three years. This is not included in the medical.

**If you have diabetes and use insulin, you may be able to hold a HGV license, but you will need to be attending a diabetes specialist every year and keeping a record of your blood sugar tests at least twice a day. The DVA will contact your diabetes specialist also.

**If you have diabetes and take certain tablets, you will need to show that you have been checking your own blood sugar measurement at least twice a day for the three months before the medical, with an electronic glucose monitor that can record measurements.