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Taxi driver medical in Dartford

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

What Dartford requires

• “Medical checks (at the applicant’s/Driver’s expense), will need to be undertaken as follows: • on initial application; then • every three (3) years up to the age of seventy (70), unless restricted to a shorter period for medical reasons; • at the age of seventy (70), annually, without an upper age limit”
• How often: On initial application, then every three years up to age 70 (or sooner if restricted for medical reasons), and annually from 70 with no upper age limit. The council can demand more frequent checks if a condition deteriorates
• Form: Dartford's own 'DBC medical form' - Medical Report on an Applicant for a Hackney Carriage or Private Hire Driver's Licence. It is handed to you at your DBS appointment and is also downloadable from the council's PDF library

Taken from Dartford's Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy (PDF) - section 24.1 Upper Age Limit and 24.2 Medical Examination, which set the Group 2 standard and the medical timetable. 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 Dartford compares

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

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
Thurrock	The council does not say
Gravesham	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Sevenoaks	Any registered doctor with your records
Tonbridge and Malling	The council does not say
Medway	Any registered doctor with your records
Brentwood	Only a provider the council names
Basildon	Only a provider the council names
Castle Point	Only a provider the council names

What it costs to be licensed in Dartford

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

Every line above is taken from Dartford’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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