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Taxi driver medical in Burnley

Which doctor Burnley 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 Burnley’s answer and nobody else’s.

Who can carry it out

Your own GP only

Only the practice you are registered with can complete this one. You cannot shop around for a cheaper medical, and if your practice is slow to offer appointments that is the timetable you are stuck with, so book early.

What Burnley requires

“Only where your registered GP does not provide this service, are you permitted to contact an agency Doctor, who is registered with the GMC, and qualified to provide Group 2 medicals”
How long it lasts: no separate window - your LICENCE expires three years from the date of the medical, so a medical taken early shortens the licence
How often: first application, every 3 years, annually from 65

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Taken from driver licence guidance, June 2024. 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 Burnley compares

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

Who may sign it elsewhere in North West

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
Blackpool	Any GMC-registered doctor
Bolton	Any GMC-registered doctor
Cheshire West and Chester	Any registered doctor with your records
Liverpool	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Manchester	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Preston	Any registered doctor with your records
Salford	Any registered doctor with your records
Trafford	The council does not say
Wigan	Any GMC-registered doctor
Knowsley	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Lancaster	The council does not say
Oldham	Any registered doctor with your records

What it costs to be licensed in Burnley

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

Every line above is taken from Burnley’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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