National Driver Licence Service
NDLS driving licence medical report form
Drivers over 75, bus and truck applicants and anyone with a listed condition need a medical report completed in person by a registered medical practitioner.
The form itself is National Driver Licence Service’s: the official form, on National Driver Licence Service’s site (link checked 24 October 2026). Below is what each person fills in, where it goes, and the document we provide beside it.
What it asks for
Who needs itThe patient completes
- Learner permit or licence in C or D categories
- Aged 75 or over
- Licence carries notation code 101
- A listed medical condition
The consultationThe consultant completes
- In person, not online
- Applicant signs in the presence of the certifying practitioner
- Presented to the NDLS within one month of signing
Where it goes
- The driver must be present in person for the consultation; the form is signed by the applicant in the presence of the certifying registered medical practitioner.
- The report must be presented to the NDLS within one month of being signed by the medical practitioner.
- Where a report is required, a separate eyesight report is not needed unless the doctor indicates it.
Using it well
- Book these as in-person visits; the NDLS will not accept a form from a video consultation.
- Date the signature and remind the patient of the one-month window when they leave.
Open it in the sample practice
The sample practice is the real Ask Brigid on invented patients, open without a sign-up. This document joins its Library with the next sample-practice update; the Library already holds the practice’s templates.
Sources
- NDLS, do I need to submit a medical report?, read 24 October 2026
- NDLS, do I need to submit an eyesight report form?, read 24 October 2026
Checked against the sources above on 24 October 2026. Issuers change their forms; check the official page before you rely on a detail here.
Questions
Can the NDLS medical report be done by video consultation?
No. The NDLS says the driver must be present in person, not online, and the form is signed in the presence of the certifying practitioner.
How long is the NDLS medical report valid?
It must be presented to the NDLS within one month of being signed by the medical practitioner.
Which conditions must be reported?
The NDLS list includes insulin- or sulphonylurea-treated diabetes, epilepsy, stroke or TIA with symptoms over a month, blackouts, brain surgery or severe head injury, pacemakers and ICDs, chronic neurological conditions, serious memory problems, persistent alcohol or drug misuse, serious psychiatric illness, Parkinson's, sleep apnoea, narcolepsy and listed eye conditions.
In Ask Brigid this paperwork sits beside the diary and the record: The diary in Ask Brigid.