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Message: <blockquote data-quote="catherinecherub" data-source="post: 1112007"><a href="https://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/-EU-changes-night-time-hypos-driving-rules-for-people-with-diabetes/?_ga=1.154861048.1511596751.1459238820" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/-EU-changes-night-time-hypos-driving-rules-for-people-with-diabetes/?_ga=1.154861048.1511596751.1459238820</a>DVLA does not differentiate between daytime and night-time hyposThat the DVLA does not currently differentiate between daytime and night-time episodes of hypoglycaemia means that some people with diabetes are losing their driving licence unnecessarily. Experts on driving and diabetes across Europe came together last year to review the Directive and, based on current evidence, have voted overwhelmingly for amendments.The European Commission has responded by advising that the driving ban for people experiencing recurrent severe hypoglycaemia when asleep, be lifted. They will ask the DVLA to make the necessary legislative changes by 1 January 2018.Having campaigned over the last five years to get the night-time hypoglycaemia ban overturned Diabetes UK warmly welcomes this move by the European Commission. The charity is now calling on the DVLA to implement necessary legislative changes as soon as possible to prevent even more people with diabetes unfairly losing their licence due to night-time episodes of hypoglycaemia.</blockquote>

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