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Taxi driver medical in East Ayrshire

Which doctor East Ayrshire 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 East Ayrshire’s answer and nobody else’s.

Who can carry it out

The council does not say

Nothing published says who may carry it out, and this is not a safe thing to assume. Ring them before you book and pay, because the councils either side of them may well have opposite rules.

What East Ayrshire requires

“the Council adopted a policy whereby all new applicants and existing licence holders will have to submit evidence that they meet the DVLA Group 2 medical standards in respect of the following:-”
How often: Age-based, from a policy adopted 1 April 2019: a first assessment from age 18 and then reassessment at 45; from 45 onwards every 5 years; from 65 onwards annually. Also whenever a disability or medical condition that may affect driving is disclosed while a licence is in force
Possible exemption: A GENUINE HGV/PSV EXEMPTION. 'If a new applicant or existing licence holder is already in possession of a current DVLA Driving Licence entitling them to drive an HGV or PSV, there is no need to undertake a further Group 2 assessment to be able to drive a taxi or private hire car.'

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Taken from Taxi Driver Licence Conditions - conditions 33 to 36: the DVLA Group 2 policy of 1 April 2019, the age-based reassessment schedule, who pays, the 3-month grace period, and the HGV/PSV exclusion. 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 East Ayrshire compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, East Ayrshire is one of 35 that publish nothing on who may carry it out.

Who may sign it elsewhere in Scotland

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
Dundee	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Edinburgh	The council does it themselves
Aberdeen	The council does it themselves
Falkirk	The council does it themselves
Highland	The council does it themselves
North Lanarkshire	The council does not say
Renfrewshire	The council does not say
West Lothian	The council does it themselves
South Lanarkshire	The council does not say
Fife	The council does it themselves
Glasgow	Only a provider the council names
Dumfries and Galloway	The council does it themselves

What it costs to be licensed in East Ayrshire

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

Every line above is taken from East Ayrshire’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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