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Taxi driver medical in East Riding of Yorkshire

Which doctor East Riding of Yorkshire 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 Riding of Yorkshire’s answer and nobody else’s.

What East Riding of Yorkshire requires

• “Your medical will then last five years from the date of issue for applicants under the age of 65 and one year for applicants over the age of 65, unless your doctor states a more regular medical is required”
• How long it lasts: five years from the date of issue if you are under 65, one year if you are over 65 - and it must be less than 6 weeks old when you submit the application
• How often: on application, then whenever the certificate expires: every five years under 65, annually from 65, or more often if your GP or the licensing authority says so
• Form: the council's own Group 2 medical form (a DVLA group 2 medical form supplied by the council) with guidance notes attached; the GP returns it direct to the Licensing team

Taken from Taxi drivers licence page - 'What do I need to apply', item 3 Group 2 Medical report, and the 'Medical renewal' section under renewals. 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 Riding of Yorkshire compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, East Riding of Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire and the Humber

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
Bradford	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Hull	Any GMC-registered doctor
Kirklees	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Leeds	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Sheffield	The council does not say
York	Any registered doctor with your records
Calderdale	Your own GP only
Rotherham	Your own GP only
Wakefield	Any registered doctor with your records
North East Lincolnshire	Your own GP only
North Yorkshire	Any registered doctor with your records
Barnsley	Any GMC-registered doctor

What it costs to be licensed in East Riding of Yorkshire

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

Every line above is taken from East Riding of Yorkshire’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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