Doctors may have to report to DVLA
21st July 1994, Page 11
21st July 1994
Page 11
Page 11, 21st July 1994
— Doctors may have to report to DVLA
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Keywords :
Parliament Of The United Kingdom, Driver And Vehicle Licensing Agency, Westminster System, George Howarth, Howarth, House Of Commons Of The United Kingdom, Politics
• Doctors could be forced to report people they consider medically unfit to drive to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA).
The move comes under a 10minute rule bill, sponsored by Labour MP George Howarth, given a first reading in the House of Commons last week.
Despite Conservative and Liberal Democrat support, the bill could fail when it comes back for a second reading due to lack of parliamentary time.
Howarth introduced the bill after one of his constituents was killed in a crash with a car driven by an elderly man suffering from Alzheimer's disease who had been advised by a consultant psychiatrist to stop driving.