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Taxi driver medical in Stevenage

Which doctor Stevenage 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 Stevenage’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 Stevenage requires

“Thereafter licence holders will be required to undergo a medical examination on reaching forty- five (45) years of age and every five years thereafter”
How often: On initial application, then on reaching 45 and every five years after that, then annually from 65
Form: A full Group 2 medical examination covering physical, mental and visual fitness - and Stevenage says plainly it must be with your OWN GP

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Taken from Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy - section 9.8 Medical Examination, and section 9.5 renewal requirements. 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 Stevenage compares

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

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
North Hertfordshire	Any registered doctor with your records
East Hertfordshire	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Welwyn Hatfield	Your own GP only
Luton	Your own GP only
St Albans	Your own GP only
Central Bedfordshire	Any registered doctor with your records
Broxbourne	Any registered doctor with your records
Harlow	Any GMC-registered doctor
Hertsmere	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
South Cambridgeshire	Any registered doctor with your records
Bedford	Any GMC-registered doctor

What it costs to be licensed in Stevenage

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

Every line above is taken from Stevenage’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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