South West · driver medicals
Which doctor South Hams 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 South Hams’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, December 2023 - section 7, Medical Examination and Exemptions. 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, South Hams 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 |
|---|---|
| Plymouth | Your own GP, or a doctor with your records |
| Torbay | Any registered doctor with your records |
| Teignbridge | Any registered doctor with your records |
| West Devon | Your own GP, or a doctor with your records |
| Exeter | Only a provider the council names |
| Mid Devon | Any registered doctor with your records |
| Cornwall | Any registered doctor with your records |
| East Devon | Any registered doctor with your records |
The medical is one bill among several. See what South Hams charges for the driver, vehicle and operator licences, taken from the same published sources.
Every line above is taken from South Hams’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