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Taxi driver medical in Arun

Which doctor Arun will accept, how often you have to repeat it and which form they want. Councils disagree with each other on every one of those, so this is Arun’s answer and nobody else’s.

What Arun requires

• “You’ll need to supply a medical certificate for your first application within 6 weeks of passing the knowledge test and then every 5 years once you turn 45 years old”
• How long it lasts: 28 days. 'The certificate must not be more than 28 days old from the date of issue' (policy 12.2.1, same window as the DBS). Separately, a first applicant must get the medical 'within 6 weeks of your knowledge test pass date' - that is a deadline for taking it, not a validity window, and the two must be read together: the certificate has to be both taken within 6 weeks of the knowledge test pass and be under 28 days old when submitted
• How often: First application, then every 5 years from the age of 45 until 65, then annually from 65. Under 45 there is no repeat medical after the first one. 'Some medical conditions require a medical to be undertaken more regularly. We will inform you if this is the case.' Licence holders must also report any deterioration in health promptly and may be referred for an independent assessment. The driver licence itself is 1 or 3 years (chosen at renewal), so the medical cycle runs independently of the licence term; the Council sends a reminder 2 months before expiry when a medical is due
• Form: The council's own form is mandatory and is NOT downloadable from the website - the Council issues it to you: 'We will give you the relevant form for your GP to complete after you have passed the knowledge test.' The policy confirms 'A form for completion by the applicants’ doctor is provided.' There is no published medical form anywhere on arun.gov.uk (the sitemap's only 'medical' entry is /medical-rubbish, clinical waste). No D4 alternative is offered
• Possible exemption: Not published. HGV and PSV appear only in 'The test applied is the DVLA Group 2 medical standard for HGV and PSV drivers', which explains what Group 2 means - that is NOT an exemption. No holder of an HGV/PSV/vocational licence is excused a medical anywhere in the policy or on the web page

Taken from Taxi Licensing Policy 2023 as amended 8 December 2025 - section 12.5 Fitness and Health and section 12.2.1 application checklist (direct PDF; the /download/...pdf.html?ver=30543 link serves an HTML viewer wrapper, not the PDF). Rules change and councils rewrite their pages without notice, so confirm before you book and pay. If something here is wrong please say and I will check it against the council and fix it.

How Arun compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, Arun is one of 49 that will only accept your own registered practice, the narrowest option a council can pick.

Who may sign it in nearby areas

Neighbouring authorities do not follow each other on this, and a certificate accepted in one is regularly refused in the next. Check the area whose badge you actually hold.

Licensing area	Who can carry out the medical
Chichester	Your own GP only
Worthing	The council does not say
Adur	Your own GP only
Havant	Only a provider the council names
Horsham	Any registered doctor with your records
Portsmouth	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
East Hampshire	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Waverley	Your own GP only

What it costs to be licensed in Arun

The medical is one bill among several. See what Arun charges for the driver, vehicle and operator licences, taken from the same published sources.

Every line above is taken from Arun’s own published guidance and read by hand against that source. Nothing here is from trade press, a forum or an estimate. This is not medical or legal advice.

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