Licence application - medical form (if required)

kokiyou

Hi all,

I just have a simple question, when applying for a drivers license the NDLS checklist says the following:

Application form for Driving licence D401 (Fully completed)
Cert of Competency (dated within 2 years)
Current Learner Permit
If you do not have your most recent learner permit you must present a completed lost licence declaration (question 17 on D401) together with valid Photographic ID
NDLS medical form (dated within 1 month) if required
Evidence of PPSN
Evidence of IBT if required
Evidence of CPC if required
If the address has changed since your last learner permit was issued, you must provide evidence of new address. This must be must be correspondence addressed to you dated within 6 months
Relevant fee
Your Photograph and signature will be captured at the NDLS office

NDLS medical form (dated within 1 month) if required
^ I was wondering what the 'if required' part of the above entails?

My learner permit has listed the 01 code for slight eye correction needed.

Do I need to supply another medical form when applying for my driving license?

The Diddakoi

https://www.ndls.ie/medical-reports.html#your-application-must-be-accompanied-by-a-medical-report-if-you

Your application must be accompanied by a medical report if you:

Are applying for a learner permit or Driving licence in any of the categories C1, C, D1, D, CE1, CE, DE1 or DE.
Will be 70 years of age or more on the first day of the period for which the licence or Learner Permit is being granted.
Suffer from certain disabilities or diseases
Have ever suffered from alcoholism or epilepsy
Are taking, on a regular basis, drugs or medication which would be likely to make you an unsafe driver
The medical report must be completed correctly by a registered medical practitioner and you must sign the declaration in his/her presence. It must be presented to the NDLS within one month of being signed by the medical practitioner. Please note the maximum term for higher categories on a full licence is 5 years.

Important notes:

Anyone suffering from serious arrhythmia which has at any stage resulted in loss of consciousness should consult his/her doctor before applying for a licence.
Anyone dependent on or regularly abuses psychotropic substances is disqualified from holding any learner permit or driving licence. If you have any doubts about your physical or mental fitness to drive you should consult a doctor.
Medical report and eyesight report forms may be obtained from your local NDLS centre or downloaded from this webpage. If you are downloading the Medical Report form you must print it back to back.

Content of medical report

The medical report must specifically refer to your eyesight, hearing, general physique and your general medical condition insofar as it is relevant to your ability to drive. This is the case regardless of whether the report is needed for age reasons or for illness/disability reasons. If you are downloading this form(PDF) then it must be printed back to back on one page.

kokiyou

Thank you I missed that section.

My confusion was of the eyesight report. This was required on my first learner permit application and I do indeed wear glasses.

It isn't 100% clear that I will need another report for my driving license application. I assume not as it only mentions an updated eyesight form is required if you now no longer need to wear eye glasses/lenses.

"
A first-time application for a learner permit must be accompanied by a satisfactory eyesight report. This report may be completed by a registered opthalmic optician or medical practitioner. You must sign the eyesight report form in the presence of the optician or doctor. The completion date must be within one month of the date of application at an NDLS centre.

An eyesight report form is needed where you previously wore glasses/lenses and are no longer required to do so. It is also needed in certain cases when exchanging a licence from another country outside of the EU. Please ensure that the eyesight report is presented within one month of completion by the optician or doctor.

A driving licence eyesight report is not required where a medical report is provided unless indicated by the Doctor. Driving licence Medical report and Eyesight report forms can be downloaded from www.ndls.ie or you can get copies in your nearest NDLS centre."

I might give them a call and confirm.

EDIT: Called NDLS and confirmed I won't need another eyesight form.