{"id":3514,"date":"2018-11-05T00:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T00:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/?p=3514"},"modified":"2025-08-07T10:52:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:52:33","slug":"can-you-drive-after-blackout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/can-you-drive-after-blackout\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you drive after experiencing a blackout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A blackout is a temporary loss of consciousness that a person has little or no control over. It affects your memory, leading you to suffer a sense of lost time. During a blackout, a person might actually appear to function fairly normally but will have no recollection of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blackouts come in two types: partial and complete. In a partial blackout, you may be able to recover memories of what happened, but in a total blackou,t the memory loss is permanent. As you don&#8217;t have full conscious control over what you are doing, blackouts while driving are very dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blackouts are commonly caused by alcohol consumption but can also be caused by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>oxygen restriction (e.g if carbon monoxide is prevalent)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mocktheorytest.com\/resources\/driving-with-epilepsy\/\">epileptic seizures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>low blood pressure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>low blood sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>certain types of medications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>fainting or passing out<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>psychogenic seizure (a type of non-epileptic seizure)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can be fined up to \u00a31,000 if you don\u2019t tell DVLA about a medical condition that affects your driving. You may be prosecuted if you\u2019re involved in an accident as a result of the blackout, and your insurance policy may be invalidated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"car-or-motorcycle-licence\">Car or motorcycle licence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask your doctor if your blackouts, fainting (syncope) or loss of consciousness affect your driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your condition affects your driving, you must tell DVLA by filling in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/fep1-confidential-medical-information\">form FEP1<\/a>\u00a0and sending it to them. The address is on the form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bus-coach-or-lorry-licence\">Bus, coach or lorry licence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask your doctor if your blackouts, fainting (syncope) or loss of consciousness affect your driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your condition affects your driving, you must tell DVLA by filling in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/fep1v-online-confidential-medical-information\">form FEP1V<\/a> and sending it to them. The address is on the form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A blackout is a temporary loss of consciousness that a person has little or no control over. It affects your memory, leading you to suffer a sense of lost time. 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