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The cookies listed in this policy and cookie preferences set on this service apply to DVLA’s ‘Tell DVLA about a medical condition that could affect your driving’ and ‘Renew your short-term medical driving licence’.

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Name Purpose Expires
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Cookies_policy Saves your cookie consent settings. 1 year
Cookies_preferences_set Lets us know that you’ve saved your cookie consent settings. 1 year
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Name Purpose Expires
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