taking new medication.
It comes as Greg Wilson, founder of car insurance specialists at Quotezone, has warned people on three specific prescription meds to ‘avoid driving’ altogether.
He explained: “If you are on strong medications, it is likely that you will be recommended to avoid driving.”
The expert told Birmingham Live: “Opioid painkillers, tranquillisers, and certain antidepressants are examples of medicines that can affect driving ability – as well as those that cause drowsiness or say ‘do not operate heavy machinery.”
Road safety charity, Brake, added that these warnings can be ‘
