Driving support and assessment


You can refer yourself for driving support and advice, or a driving assessment.

Health and social care professionals, the DVLA and Motability can refer people too.

Different from a driving test, the assessment is designed to review your driving and give you an honest opinion of your skills and ability. We know that this may seem daunting, but our occupational therapists and approved driving instructors will put you at ease.

People choose to take an assessment for lots of reasons:

  • you may want to investigate how you might be able to drive using vehicle modifications because of a physical disability or because you’ve become less able following a stroke
  • you might want to check that you’re still able to drive safely following a recent diagnosis of a medical condition, such as dementia
  • you may want reassurance as you get older, and your reactions have slowed a little

I want to refer myself

Simply apply online using our referral forms for Driving Assessments and Vehicle and Passenger Access Assessments below, or call us on 0300 300 1100.

Self-referrals are £80.

I’m a professional wishing to refer an individual

Please apply online using our referral forms for both driving assessments and vehicle and passenger access assessments below.

Police Fitness to Drive assessments

We are working with Cheshire Police, Lancashire Police and Merseyside Police to support vulnerable road users with an alternative to prosecution.

If you have been offered the alternative to prosecution option and have a police incident number, the police will be in touch about how you can book this assessment.

Further details on this scheme can be found on the Driving Mobility website.

Vehicle and passenger access assessment form

Access our vehicle and passenger access assessment form.

Driving assessment referral form

Please use the form below if you wish to refer yourself for a driving assessment.

Professionals submitting the form on the behalf of an individual should ensure they also provide their own contact details in the referring professional's section.

For example, 15 3 1984
Please select the support, advice or service we can help you with:
Please tell us your current driving status:
Licence type:
I have been advised not to drive until I have had my driving assessment:
Transmission:
Have you or are you experiencing any of the following? Please tick all of which apply to you):
Following this diagnosis, were you advised not to drive by a medical professional?
Following this diagnosis, have you informed the DVLA?
Referring professional’s title (if applicable):
Has the referrer completed any cognitive testing with the individual?
Could you take a same day appointment?
Our main assessment centre is on Newton Road in St Helens. We also offer outreach appointments in Preston, Liverpool, Accrington and Fleetwood, but these centres may have much longer waiting times. Please tick your preferred location below:
Please note that the outreach centres have significantly longer wait times. Please tick the box below if you are able to attend our main centre in St Helens.
If English is not your first language, do you require an interpreter?
Privacy policy *

Please note: If you want a copy of your referral please save your details before pressing submit. We are unable to send copies of the referral once submitted.

We will use your address to ensure that we are your closest Driving Mobility centre.

If there is a centre closer to you, you will be given the opportunity to select this one.