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Taxi driver medical in South Lanarkshire

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

What South Lanarkshire requires

• “For drivers who are not able to give physical assistance due to a medical condition or disability, you can apply for an exemption”
• How often: South Lanarkshire publishes NO routine medical requirement - not on its driver licence page, not in the steps before you apply, and not in the taxi or private hire car licence conditions. The only medical wording anywhere is about the Equality Act exemption from giving physical assistance

Taken from Taxi/private hire car driver's licence - what you need before you apply (no medical requirement stated). 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 Lanarkshire compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, South Lanarkshire is one of 35 that publish nothing on who may carry it out.

Who may sign it elsewhere in Scotland

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
Dundee	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Edinburgh	The council does it themselves
Aberdeen	The council does it themselves
Falkirk	The council does it themselves
Highland	The council does it themselves
North Lanarkshire	The council does not say
Renfrewshire	The council does not say
West Lothian	The council does it themselves
Fife	The council does it themselves
Glasgow	Only a provider the council names
Dumfries and Galloway	The council does it themselves
Moray	The council does not say

What it costs to be licensed in South Lanarkshire

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

Every line above is taken from South Lanarkshire’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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