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Taxi driver medical in Dudley

Which doctor Dudley 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 Dudley’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 Dudley requires

“If you apply to be licensed as a taxi driver, you will be asked to prove your medical fitness by having a group 2 medical examination with your GP. Group 2 is the national medical standard for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle drivers (PSV)”
How often: at first licence, then exempt from 19 to 45, at 45 then every 3 years to 65, then annually

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Taken from Taxi FAQs - Dudley Council. 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 Dudley compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, Dudley 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 West Midlands

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
Coventry	Any GMC-registered doctor
Sandwell	Any GMC-registered doctor
Solihull	Any GMC-registered doctor
Stoke-on-Trent	The council does not say
Walsall	Your own GP only
Wolverhampton	Any registered doctor with your records
Birmingham	The council does it themselves
Nuneaton and Bedworth	Any GMC-registered doctor
Shropshire	Any registered doctor with your records
Telford and Wrekin	Any registered doctor with your records
Warwick	Only a provider the council names
Worcester	The council does not say

What it costs to be licensed in Dudley

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

Every line above is taken from Dudley’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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