South East · driver medicals

Taxi driver medical in Reigate and Banstead

Which doctor Reigate and Banstead 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 Reigate and Banstead’s answer and nobody else’s.

Who can carry it out

Your own GP only

Only the practice you are registered with can complete this one. You cannot shop around for a cheaper medical, and if your practice is slow to offer appointments that is the timetable you are stuck with, so book early.

What Reigate and Banstead requires

“A medical report is only required if you are over the age of 45 at the time of your renewal, or you are required to supply a medical report due to having a medical condition that can affect your ability to comply with the DVLA Group 2 standards”
How long it lasts: 6 months from the date the doctor signs the report
How often: required at renewal once over 45; annually once over 65 (no intermediate ages published)
Form: council's own (Reigate & Banstead medical report, DVLA Group 2 Medical Assessment). Old version MED/05 July 2017 no longer accepted from 1 May 2025

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Taken from Private Hire Driver Renewal Applications. 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 Reigate and Banstead compares

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

Who may sign it elsewhere in South East

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
Horsham	Any registered doctor with your records
Milton Keynes	Any GMC-registered doctor
Oxford	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Portsmouth	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Reading	Your own GP only
Brighton and Hove	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Buckinghamshire	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Crawley	Your own GP only
South Oxfordshire	Any registered doctor with your records
Lewes	Any registered doctor with your records
Slough	Any registered doctor with your records
New Forest	The council does not say

What it costs to be licensed in Reigate and Banstead

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

Every line above is taken from Reigate and Banstead’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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