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Taxi driver medical in Tewkesbury

Which doctor Tewkesbury 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 Tewkesbury’s answer and nobody else’s.

What Tewkesbury requires

• “A medical examination carried out by a medical practitioner is required before the grant of a driver's licence in order to assess an applicant's fitness to drive a licensed vehicle. A DVLA Group 2 standard of medical fitness for professional drivers will be required”
• How long it lasts: 4 months - 'Once a medical assessment has been carried out, the declaration form is only valid for 4 months.'
• How often: Required on first grant. Over 45: every five years (from the date of the last medical). 65 and over (or with relevant medical conditions): annually. More frequent if the medical practitioner thinks it necessary. Insulin/sulphonylurea/glinide-treated diabetes: normal age-based interval PLUS an annual specialist medical
• Form: D4 + council's own
• Possible exemption: HGV/PSV accepted - 'Holders of current PSV and/or HGV licences who can produce proof of a current medical examination, not more than one month old, will not need to undergo a further medical examination before licensing or re-licensing.' Note the tight one-month recency condition on the proof

Taken from Hackney Carriage (Taxi) and Private Hire Policy, 1 December 2025 - section 14 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 Tewkesbury compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, Tewkesbury is one of 105 taking that line, which is the most common arrangement in the country.

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
Cheltenham	Any registered doctor with your records
Gloucester	Any GMC-registered doctor
Forest of Dean	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Cotswold	Any registered doctor with your records
Wychavon	Any registered doctor with your records
Stroud	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Malvern Hills	Any registered doctor with your records
Worcester	The council does not say
Herefordshire, County of	Any registered doctor with your records

What it costs to be licensed in Tewkesbury

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

Every line above is taken from Tewkesbury’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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