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Taxi driver medical in West Lindsey

Which doctor West Lindsey 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 West Lindsey’s answer and nobody else’s.

Who can carry it out

Any registered doctor with your records

You are not tied to your own surgery, which usually means a shorter wait and a lower fee. The condition is the records: the doctor must have seen your full history, not just examined you on the day.

What West Lindsey requires

“a medical report to be completed by your doctor or one with full access to your medical records”
How often: A medical report forms part of the application pack. West Lindsey publishes no age ladder or renewal interval on its driver licence page
Form: A medical report issued as part of the council's application pack

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Taken from Hackney carriage or private hire driver's licence - what the application pack contains. 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 West Lindsey compares

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

Who may sign it elsewhere in East 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
Derby	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Nottingham	Only a provider the council names
Leicester	Your own GP only
Lincoln	Any registered doctor with your records
North Northamptonshire	Your own GP, or a doctor with your records
Chesterfield	Any GMC-registered doctor
Gedling	Only a provider the council names
Ashfield	Any registered doctor with your records
West Northamptonshire	The council does not say
East Lindsey	Any registered doctor with your records
Oadby and Wigston	Any registered doctor with your records
Rutland	Any GMC-registered doctor

What it costs to be licensed in West Lindsey

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

Every line above is taken from West Lindsey’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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