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Taxi driver medical in Chorley

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

What Chorley requires

• “If there is anything on your report which may cause concern, we will consult our own independent medical advisor who will advise whether you meet group 2 criteria”
• How long it lasts: 3 months. The application page states the Group 2 medical assessment "Must be within 3 months from the date of issue", and the policy puts it the other way round: "Once the Chorley Council medical is completed the applicant MUST apply for the licence within 3 Months." The council also spells out how the clock is measured: "Any time limit on a document means from the date it was issued until the date you submit your application." The enhanced DBS runs on the same 3-month limit, and an incomplete application is rejected after 3 months
• How often: A medical at every grant AND every renewal - "Medical certificates must be renewed every 3 years in line with the renewal of the licence until the age of 65 years", then "An applicant aged 65 years or over must undergo the medical examination every year." The council's own form repeats it: a further Group II report for every driving licence renewal (every 3 years) until 65, annually from 65. There is no age-45 step, so a Chorley driver does a medical every three years from day one
• Form: The council's own form is mandatory - the "Group II Medical Examination Report Form for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Drivers", returned to the Regulatory Services Team, PO Box 13, Chorley PR7 1AR. Its information notes restate the who and the frequency rules. Licensing officers are expressly forbidden from completing or amending the form on an applicant's behalf
• Possible exemption: Not published. No HGV/PSV/PCV exemption appears in the policy, on the medical standards page or in the form, and no explicit refusal either. Annex 4 of the policy is the Equality Act 2010 medical exemption policy - that is an exemption from the duty to assist wheelchair passengers and carry assistance dogs, NOT from needing a medical

Taken from Chorley Council Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy (TL-TLP-04, version 1.8, 24/06/25) - Medical Examinations section, p.14. 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 Chorley compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, Chorley is one of 105 taking that line, which is the most common arrangement in the country.

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 Chorley

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

Every line above is taken from Chorley’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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