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Taxi driver medical in Stoke-on-Trent

Which doctor Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent’s answer and nobody else’s.

Who can carry it out

The council does not say

Nothing published says who may carry it out, and this is not a safe thing to assume. Ring them before you book and pay, because the councils either side of them may well have opposite rules.

What Stoke-on-Trent requires

“4.23 Drivers have an elevated risk of certain medical conditions as they spend considerably longer behind the wheel than normal domestic drivers. New licence applicants must provide a medical examination certificate in support of their application which includes confirmation that their medical history has been checked and at 6 yearly intervals thereafter. Licence holders over the age of 65 are req”
How long it lasts: 4 months - the completed report must be less than 4 months old, and signed by the GP within 4 months, when the final application is submitted
How often: On first application, then at 6 yearly intervals; annually once over 65. Over-65 applicants are limited to a 1 year licence with a new medical certificate each year
Form: council's own ('Our Medical Form', emailed to the applicant with the training form), assessed against the DVLA Group II standard for HGV and PSV drivers

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Taken from Stoke-on-Trent City Council Taxi and Private Hire Policy 2025-2030, 68 pages - 'Medical Examination' at 4.23 on page 13, new/renewal driver requirements on pages 50-52, driver code of conduct on page 55 (downloaded and text extracted). 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 Stoke-on-Trent compares

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

Who may sign it elsewhere in West Midlands

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
Coventry	Any GMC-registered doctor
Dudley	Your own GP only
Sandwell	Any GMC-registered doctor
Solihull	Any GMC-registered doctor
Walsall	Your own GP only
Wolverhampton	Any registered doctor with your records
Birmingham	The council does it themselves
Nuneaton and Bedworth	Any GMC-registered doctor
Shropshire	Any registered doctor with your records
Telford and Wrekin	Any registered doctor with your records
Warwick	Only a provider the council names
Worcester	The council does not say

What it costs to be licensed in Stoke-on-Trent

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

Every line above is taken from Stoke-on-Trent’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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