Right, let's talk about driver age and why you only see it popping up on the Medical tab. It's not an oversight; it's a very deliberate design choice tied directly to DVLA D4 medical schedules.
Why age matters for medicals
Heads up — driver age is crucial for managing their DVLA D4 medical renewals. This is the one auditors love to see you're on top of. Here’s the drill for D4s:
- From age 45, drivers need to renew their D4 every 5 years.
- From age 65, that D4 renewal becomes an annual affair. Keeping track of this proactively is key – fire prevention beats fire fighting, after all.
Spotting the age at a glance
To make your life easier, you'll see a small "Age [X]" pill right next to the driver's name on the Medical views (that's the Medical tab and the reviewer triage modal). The colour of that pill gives you a quick visual cue, so you know exactly where things stand:
- Slate (neutral): The driver is under 44. Normal D4 cadence applies here.
- Amber at 44: This is your one-year heads-up before the 5-yearly D4 renewal kicks in.
- Amber at 64: Another amber alert, this time one year before the D4 becomes an annual requirement.
- Red at 65+: Right, this driver needs an annual D4. Time to get that sorted.
Where the data comes from and why it's kept private
Quick one — that age data isn't something you manually enter. It's securely sourced from the DVLA licence-check API. It pops into the system automatically the next time a licence check runs for that driver – whether that's a manual button click, a scheduled run, or during onboarding. If a