I'd been diagnosed for 30 years without ticking the box and would have continued leaving it unticked until I found out that our insurance is null and void if we have an accident, and it's not mentioned on our licences.

The accident need not be caused by the disease, but if we or another person are injured and need to be seen by a doctor, then our insurance may be automatically cancelled because we with-held information....considered to be fraud.

It may not be the same in your country, but for me it was a no brainer, and no big deal to get the form filled out prior to each renewal. There's no way I'd ever be able to afford medical treatment, on-going or not, for any person if I was unlucky enough to be the cause of those injuries.

What I consider ironic though ... my licence actually says MS .......
"M" for medical condition, and "S" for spectacles when driving = MS.:rolleyes:

That's precisely why I plan on renewing my driver's license when it comes due even though I no longer drive -- no car either. Then when that magic pill is discovered to cure this monster, I won't have to deal with the DMV!! Plus it's good for ID also.

Lucky me as I renewed my license before I was dx and it is good until 2024! However, I will keep this in mind when I go to renew it.

Like others, I know when I am having an off day and on those days, I don't drive.

I think medication usage is a big thing. Here they have a list of meds that if you take you can't drive and will get pulled over for a DUI. They have recently added to the list including the Neurontin I take.:eek:

I get frustrated at the system when a person can have 5 DUIs (this is true) and still have a license. Really??? 5 DUIs and the guy is still allowed a license??? Crazy IMO and he should be going through some sort of rehab as it is obvious he has a problem with alcohol (the reason for his DUIs). Yet, if I list that I take Neurotin I won't be allowed to have a license even though I am a responsible driver.

I know I've renewed mine in the last few years and I don't remember having to answer any medical questions. I did, however, almost lose my license because my doctor threatened to pull it!

That was at the beginning when I could hardly walk with a cane. My right foot was weak enough (foot drop) that he was worried that I couldn't pick it up fast enough to go from brake to gas and back. I really wasn't having trouble unless I was tired or drove too much. We made a deal - I wouldn't drive anywhere other than necessary, and not if I was tired, and I would get PT.

The PT agreed with me that I could drive with limitations. Between IVSM and PT, I regained most of what I had lost, but I was scared for awhile that I wasn't going to get better and that I would lose my freedom.

Personally, I think that it is between us and our doctors - not the DMV. I do know that my docs won't hesitate to yank my license if they feel I'm unsafe.

When I went to renew my license last month I remembered others talking about not checking that box. Luckily that wasn't a question on the renewal. But I have handicap license plates and to get those I had to have my doctor fill out the forms. Not sure what they put on the forms but so far no problems.