Driving while Pregnant - Were you required to have a medical certificate?

[Cranky Kitten]

I'd ring the insurance company to double check - if nothing else it'll give some reassurance.

[delphmoon]

Hmmm, if the insurance company does require a certificate I would be surprised.

For what reason does the insurance company assume a heavily pregnant woman is a 'risk' over someone who just has a big gut?

And what the hell would a certificate be certifying anyway? That a pregnant woman is Ok to drive??? Why wouldn't she be?

Pfftttt.....If this is the case then the insurance agency are a bunch of tossers ( which we know anyway)...

Blah- rant over....LOL

[jax]

I would be curious to know when you find out, as I often drive my class of school kids on day trips. If I am not covered by law then I will stop now. I can't see why we would not be covered, but who knows....

[Jakabella]

Nope. My insurance agency said you can drive whilst preg and you can drive straight after - even after my C-sect - as long as you feel capable. I was driving the day before each labour and a week after my c-sect and my insurance agency has no problem with either. HTH.

[Harriet]

Miss M - I have been wondering about this also.
I drive a company car, and am finishing up work at 36 weeks. When I was determining the date I was going to finish up at work, the boss said something about insurance not covering and I wouldn't be able to drive the car after 36 weeks. When I checked with the others girls in the office they all said when they had checked with insurance companies they were told that as long as their belly isn't touching the steering wheel that it was ok.
I've just bought a car and will check with the insurance company when organising insurance.
I'll be happy to hand the company car back (although sad to have to pay for petrol ) as some days I find driving a manual car a bit difficult.

[DANNIIM]

Just another angle i was looking at also. Now female drivers generally are cheaper to insure right?! If it were the case you needed a certificate because or the risk or what ever else you would actually think that a female driver would be more expensive to insure. Doesn't make sense to me what so ever, really don't think they could even impose such a thing as i think it would come under discrimation laws.

[_JeSs_]

this sounds ridiculous to me ... i know men with beer bellies bigger than my preg gut! n they dont need a medical cert lol.. or people who are obese dont need one to drive either... i was very big my last pregnancy and drove up until i was induced at 41 weeks and 3 days and drove myself to the hospital, i just adjusted the seat when i was massive! never had to change the steering wheel

[MissM]

this sounds ridiculous to me ... i know men with beer bellies bigger than my preg gut! n they dont need a medical cert lol.. or people who are obese dont need one to drive either... i was very big my last pregnancy and drove up until i was induced at 41 weeks and 3 days and drove myself to the hospital, i just adjusted the seat when i was massive! never had to change the steering wheel

After some thought this question popped into my mind. I totally agree with all of the above.

there has been some good responses and I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought about this (even tho it is stemming from another conversation)

I havent had a chance to call the insurance co yet, but it is def on my to do list

thanks for the feedback girls