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Taxi driver medical in North Kesteven

Which doctor North Kesteven 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 North Kesteven’s answer and nobody else’s.

What North Kesteven requires

• “Applicants must submit a medical report from their GP, this can be submitted with the application or subsequently once the various other checks have been completed; the application will not proceed without a valid medical report”
• How often: With the application, then every 6 years, and annually once you are over 65. Six years is unusual - most councils work on five
• Form: The NKDC taxi medical examination report, downloadable from the driver licence page, with the declaration signed by the examining doctor. It must be your own GP

Taken from Combined hire driver licence - the Medical reports section, the six-year interval and the licence-duration exception. 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 North Kesteven compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, North Kesteven is one of 49 that will only accept your own registered practice, the narrowest option a council can pick.

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
Lincoln	Any registered doctor with your records
South Kesteven	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Boston	Any registered doctor with your records
Newark and Sherwood	Only a provider the council names
West Lindsey	Any registered doctor with your records
East Lindsey	Any registered doctor with your records
Melton	Any registered doctor with your records
Rushcliffe	Only a provider the council names
South Holland	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
North East Lincolnshire	Your own GP only

What it costs to be licensed in North Kesteven

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

Every line above is taken from North Kesteven’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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