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Taxi driver medical in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Which doctor Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme’s answer and nobody else’s.

Who can carry it out

Any registered doctor with your records

You are not tied to your own surgery, which usually means a shorter wait and a lower fee. The condition is the records: the doctor must have seen your full history, not just examined you on the day.

What Newcastle-under-Lyme requires

“Undergo Group 2 medical exami nation and provide the medical certificate issued by their registered GP or a GMC registered Medical Practitioner who confirms they have had access to the full medical records , or summary care records (SCR) that include details of any long term conditions and significant medical history, when determining the applicant's fitness to drive issued within the previous 3 m”
How long it lasts: 3 months. TRAP: the policy is explicit that it runs to the ISSUE date, not the application date - 'The medical cannot be more than 3 months old at the time the licence is issued', with the council advising applicants to leave the medical until last
How often: Before first licence, then every 3 years with each renewal (licences run 3 years). Annually for all licensed drivers aged 65 and over. The Council may require more frequent medicals if a medical condition warrants it, and a further medical within 7 days of any change of circumstances
Form: Council's own 'Medical examination form' (must be used - 'The medical must be filled out on the Council's medical application form'). Assessed to DVLA Group 2 Entitlement standard
Possible exemption: Not stated - no HGV/PSV/PCV or DVLA Group 2 licence exemption is published. ('Medical Exemption Certificate' in this policy means an Equality Act 2010 exemption from carrying assistance dogs / wheelchair users, not exemption from the driver medical.)

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Taken from Dual hackney carriage and private hire driver licence - application 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, Newcastle-under-Lyme is one of 105 taking that line, which is the most common arrangement in the country.

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
Dudley	Your own GP only
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

What it costs to be licensed in Newcastle-under-Lyme

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

Every line above is taken from Newcastle-under-Lyme’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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