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Taxi driver medical in Crawley

Which doctor Crawley 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 Crawley’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 Crawley requires

“3.6.1 All applicants are required to meet the DVLA Group II Medical Standard or equivalent. This will require the applicant to undergo a full medical examination by their own GP at their own cost. The Group II (2) Medical Assessment and form must only be carried out and completed by an applicant's own GP. Third Party agents or private suppliers of this service are not permitted. However, the Counc”
How often: On application, then re-examined every 3 years, and annually from age 60. More frequent checks may be required on a medical practitioner's opinion. Ongoing conditions (e.g. diabetes, heart conditions) must be notified
Form: council's own

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Taken from Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy - section 3.6 Medical Examination Group II, and Appendix driver requirements 'Medical Certificate'. 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 Crawley compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, Crawley 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
Mid Sussex	Your own GP only
Mole Valley	Your own GP only
Reigate and Banstead	Your own GP only
Tandridge	Your own GP only
Horsham	Any registered doctor with your records
Epsom and Ewell	Your own GP only
Guildford	The council does not say
Elmbridge	Any registered doctor with your records
Brighton and Hove	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Adur	Your own GP only
Wealden	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Lewes	Any registered doctor with your records

What it costs to be licensed in Crawley

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

Every line above is taken from Crawley’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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