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Living well with long-term health conditions

Continuing to drive in later life could help you to stay independent. There are steps you can take to stay safe on the roads for longer.
While I had cataracts, I gave up night driving because the headlights and street lights coming towards me looked like Christmas tree lights.
I spoke to my doctor after my heart attack. I didn’t need to report it to the DVLA but I had to stop driving for at least a month.
I wasn’t driving all that much, and for the cost of the upkeep, the insurance and everything else, I can afford to take taxis everywhere I want to go. Taxis feel safer now my legs aren’t so stable anymore.