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Taxi driver medical in Mid Devon

Which doctor Mid Devon 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 Mid Devon’s answer and nobody else’s.

What Mid Devon requires

• “An applicant can also provide a current PSV/HGV Group 2 medical certificate which has been completed by their own GP or other suitably qualified medical practitioner, which will be accepted as evidence of medical fitness”
• How long it lasts: Age-based rather than a fixed window - your first certificate is valid until you turn 45
• How often: At your first application, valid until 45; then every five years until 65; then every year
• Form: The Council's own medical certificate, and it must include a vision assessment, both at your own expense
• Possible exemption: YES - a current PSV/HGV Group 2 medical certificate completed by your own GP or another suitably qualified practitioner is accepted as evidence of medical fitness, and stays valid until your PSV/HGV entitlement expires

Taken from Appendix 3 - Driver Licence Policy and Driver Code of Conduct, section 3.9 Medical 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 Mid Devon compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, Mid Devon 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
Exeter	Only a provider the council names
Somerset West and Taunton	Any GMC-registered doctor
East Devon	Any registered doctor with your records
Teignbridge	Any registered doctor with your records
North Devon	Your own GP only
West Devon	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Torridge	Your own GP only
Torbay	Any registered doctor with your records
South Hams	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Plymouth	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records

What it costs to be licensed in Mid Devon

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

Every line above is taken from Mid Devon’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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