South East · driver medicals
Which doctor Rother 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 Rother’s answer and nobody else’s.
Your own practice is the straightforward route, but another doctor can do it if they have had full access to your medical history. Private clinics that request your records can qualify. One that examines you without them cannot.
Taken from Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy and Guidance - Medical fitness, paras 33 onwards. 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, Rother is one of 61 that will take another doctor provided they have had your full records.
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 |
|---|---|
| Hastings | Any registered doctor with your records |
| Tunbridge Wells | Your own GP only |
| Wealden | Your own GP, or a doctor with your records |
| Eastbourne | Any registered doctor with your records |
| Ashford | Any GMC-registered doctor |
| Maidstone | Your own GP only |
| Folkestone and Hythe | Any registered doctor with your records |
| Tonbridge and Malling | The council does not say |
The medical is one bill among several. See what Rother charges for the driver, vehicle and operator licences, taken from the same published sources.
Every line above is taken from Rother’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.
← Medical rules for every UK licensing area