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Taxi driver medical in Wyre Forest

Which doctor Wyre Forest 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 Wyre Forest’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 Wyre Forest requires

“In addition any person renewing their licence for the first time after they reach the age of 45, 50, 55 or 60, must provide a copy of the Council's prescribed medical fitness certificate, which has been completed by a registered medical practitioner with access to their medical records and history”
How often: With your first application, then at the first renewal after you turn 45, 50, 55 and 60, and every year from 65. The trigger is the first RENEWAL after each birthday, not the birthday itself
Form: The Council's own prescribed medical fitness certificate, completed by a registered medical practitioner with access to your records and history

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Taken from Wyre Forest District Council Taxi and Private Hire Licensing Policy 1.2, effective 3 June 2024 - sections 2.8 and 2.9. 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 Wyre Forest compares

Of the 315 UK licensing areas checked so far, Wyre Forest 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
Dudley	Your own GP only
Bromsgrove	Any registered doctor with your records
Sandwell	Any GMC-registered doctor
Worcester	The council does not say
Redditch	Only a provider the council names
Wolverhampton	Any registered doctor with your records
Malvern Hills	Any registered doctor with your records
Birmingham	The council does it themselves
Wychavon	Any registered doctor with your records
Shropshire	Any registered doctor with your records

What it costs to be licensed in Wyre Forest

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

Every line above is taken from Wyre Forest’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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