East Midlands · driver medicals
Which doctor Nottingham 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 Nottingham’s answer and nobody else’s.
The council will not accept a certificate from a doctor of your choosing. Use the provider they name, or you will have paid for a medical twice.
Taken from nottinghamcity.gov.uk, combined hackney carriage and private hire driver licence. 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.
Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, Nottingham is one of only 23 that insist on a provider of their own choosing.
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 |
|---|---|
| Broxtowe | Only a provider the council names |
| Gedling | Only a provider the council names |
| Rushcliffe | Only a provider the council names |
| Erewash | Any registered doctor with your records |
| Ashfield | Any registered doctor with your records |
| Derby | Your own GP, or a doctor with your records |
| Amber Valley | Any GMC-registered doctor |
| Newark and Sherwood | Only a provider the council names |
| Mansfield | Only a provider the council names |
| Charnwood | Any registered doctor with your records |
| Melton | Any registered doctor with your records |
The medical is one bill among several. See what Nottingham charges for the driver, vehicle and operator licences, taken from the same published sources.
Every line above is taken from Nottingham’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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