Do I need to notify DVLA / Car insurance?

[RobEarls]

I'm taking Metformin, no injections of insulin.

 

[cugila]

Just notify your insurers you are Diabetic on oral meds only. You do not need to notify DVLA if on tablets alone.

Ken

 

[IanD]

You should advise your Ins co though it will probably not affect your premium.

I was advised to inform DVLA & they simply note the condition. They ask for further notification if there is any change. I keep their letter in my car.

It is worth remembering that as a diabetic you are legally entitled to pull off onto the hard shoulder if you need to sleep on a motorway. Take the keys out of the ignition, & move into a back seat.

 

[sugarless sue]

It is worth remembering that as a diabetic you are legally entitled to pull off onto the hard shoulder if you need to sleep on a motorway. Take the keys out of the ignition, & move into a back seat.

Do you have a source for this Ian ?

 

[cugila]

It is worth remembering that as a diabetic you are legally entitled to pull off onto the hard shoulder if you need to sleep on a motorway. Take the keys out of the ignition, & move into a back seat.

I have never heard of this being Law or even recommended ??? The advice is if you are feeling sleepy then you should leave the Motorway at the next exit or Services and stop in a safe position. Then remove the keys from the ignition and sleep if you need to.

If you are taken ill on the Motorway then if unable to leave at the next exit, you must stop on the hard shoulder, switch on your Hazard Warning lights and leave the vehicle and stand or sit the other side of the crash barriers. If you are disabled then fasten your seat belt and remain in the vehicle till assistance arrives. Phone the Emergency Services and then assistance will be sent to you.

From my experience as a Traffic Cop working daily on the Motorway's the worst thing you can possibly do is remain in your vehicle. I have dealt with many accidents where a HGV or other large vehicles have run into the rear of vehicles left on the hard shoulder, even in broad daylight. The resultant carnage is not pretty.......anybody sleeping in their vehicle would probably be killed, or at the very least seriously injured.

Please disregard that advice about sleeping in your vehicle, wherever it came from. It is dangerous.

Ken

 

[IanD]

It was the advice given at the diabetes education programme at West Middlesex Hospital. I haven't checked it in law.

 

[cugila]

Thanks for that Ian. I am afraid it is not correct advice. The Law is clear and it does not allow you to pull up to sleep, whatever condition you may have. I am sure you understand why as I outlined in my post. Perhaps next time you are at the Hospital and somebody tells you that, you will correct them and ask them to prove it.

I have checked ths morning with the Law Research Unit of the West Midland's Police where I once worked. They confirm that this is not enshrined in Law and also that anybody doing that could leave themselves open to prosecution. However, I know that in practice every circumstance would be treated with common sense by the Police.

Thanks again for your help.

Ken