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Taxi driver medical in Fenland

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

Who can carry it out

Any GMC-registered doctor

The most relaxed category there is. Any doctor on the GMC register can sign it, so a private medical centre is generally faster and cheaper than waiting for a GP appointment.

What Fenland requires

“However, you should be aware that Medical Reports are needed on first application and then every 5 years from the age of 45 until 65 then annually thereafter”
How often: On first application, then every 5 years from age 45 until 65, then every year
Form: TWO forms, both required: the council's Driver Medical Certificate AND the DVLA D4 Examiner Report. If either is incomplete or unsigned the medical is refused outright

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Taken from Licensed Drivers - the Driver medicals section and the renewal requirements. 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 Fenland compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, Fenland is one of 31 that let any GMC-registered doctor sign it, which is the easiest and usually the cheapest position to be in.

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
Peterborough	Any GMC-registered doctor
Huntingdonshire	Any registered doctor with your records
East Cambridgeshire	Any registered doctor with your records
South Holland	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Cambridge	The council does not say
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	The council does not say
North Northamptonshire	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Rutland	Any GMC-registered doctor
Boston	Any registered doctor with your records

What it costs to be licensed in Fenland

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

Every line above is taken from Fenland’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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