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Taxi driver medical in South Kesteven

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

Who can carry it out

Your own GP, or a doctor with your records

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.

What South Kesteven requires

“Applicants shall provide the Authority with the prescribed medical examination form completed by their own General Practitioner (GP), or a Doctor who has access to the applicant's medical history, on first application and every 3 years thereafter until aged 65 years”
How often: On first application and every 3 years after, until 65. From 65 - or sooner if you have a relevant medical condition - it is annual
Form: The Authority's prescribed medical examination form, completed by your own GP or a doctor with access to your medical history
Possible exemption: PARTIAL - if you hold a PSV or HGV licence and can produce proof of a current medical examination less than 3 months old, you skip the medical on FIRST APPLICATION only. It does not carry through to renewals

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Taken from Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy June 2024 - section 3.7 Medical Examination. 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 South Kesteven compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, South Kesteven is one of 61 that will take another doctor provided they have had your full records.

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
Rutland	Any GMC-registered doctor
Melton	Any registered doctor with your records
North Kesteven	Your own GP only
Boston	Any registered doctor with your records
South Holland	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Peterborough	Any GMC-registered doctor
Rushcliffe	Only a provider the council names
Lincoln	Any registered doctor with your records
East Lindsey	Any registered doctor with your records

What it costs to be licensed in South Kesteven

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

Every line above is taken from South 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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