Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the recent changes to the DVLA’s driving and diabetes guidance differs between drivers with group 1 and group 2 licences.

The law states that while the testing of interstitial fluid is permitted for driver licensing purposes for group 1 drivers with diabetes, drivers of group 2 vehicles must continue to monitor blood glucose levels. The medical standards for driving group 2 vehicles are different than those for group 1. This is because these vehicles are larger or carry passengers, and the driver will typically spend more time on the road and drive longer distances.