Driving
The risks, the rules, what you have to tell the DVLA, and how medication fits in.
In one minute
Driving is one of the few everyday activities where an ADHD lapse can hurt someone. Adults with ADHD have more collisions, speeding offences and near-misses than other drivers. Not because they are bad drivers — because driving is hours of sustained attention with nothing interesting happening.
The encouraging part: treatment helps. Large studies find substantially fewer serious road accidents in the months people with ADHD are taking medication than in the months they are not.
The rules are simpler than people fear. You do not have to tell the DVLA that you have ADHD. You do have to tell them if your ADHD, or your medication, affects your ability to drive safely.
This guide is in the section “Work, study and everyday life”
Log in to read the full guide and save your plan.
