Drivers over 60 must undergo health checks every three years
Latvia's Health Inspectorate has clarified that vehicle drivers who reach 60 years of age must have health checks more frequently — every three years instead of the previous longer intervals. The exact date of the next check depends on the driver's age at the time of the last examination.
The Health Inspectorate has explained how the deadline for a driver's next mandatory health check is calculated once they approach or pass the age of 60. The deadline depends on the driver's age and the frequency of checks set out in the Road Traffic Law.
If a check was carried out shortly before a driver turned 60, the next deadline is set so that, after turning 60, the three-year interval required by law is maintained.
Change in frequency after age 60
Under Article 30¹ of the Road Traffic Law, holders of AM, A1, A, B1, B and BE category licences, as well as drivers of tractors and other self-propelled machinery, must undergo a health check every 10 years before age 60, and every three years after turning 60. An exception applies to tractor and self-propelled machinery drivers: for them, checks are required every five years after turning 60, and every three years after turning 65.
For holders of C1, C, D1, D, C1E, CE, D1E and DE category licences, as well as tram and trolleybus drivers, checks are required every five years before age 60, and every three years after turning 60.
Examples provided
The Health Inspectorate gives several examples. If a driver with category A and B licences undergoes a check at age 56, the next one is due at age 63. If the check is done at age 64, the next is due at 67. Meanwhile, if a driver with category B and C licences undergoes a check at age 59, the next one is due at age 63.
Further details on the procedure have been published by the Health Inspectorate on its website.
