Taxi and Private Hire Medicals in London
Taxi and private hire medicals in London for £75, completed the same day.
We are at Portman Square in Marylebone, in the medical district beside Harley Street. Baker Street, Bond Street and Marble Arch stations are each a few minutes on foot. The appointment takes 15 to 20 minutes and includes the eyesight and hearing tests. Bring your licensing authority’s own medical form, because that is the one that has to be filled in, and requirements differ between authorities.
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Book a TAXI MEDICAL IN LONDON
Bring your licensing authority’s medical form, your glasses or contact lenses and current prescription, a list of your medicines, and details of any condition you are treated for.
The doctor reviews your history, examines you, tests your eyesight and hearing, and completes the form. Bring a printed repeat prescription list and a summary from your GP if you can get one. A private clinic does not hold your NHS records, and several authorities ask the examining doctor to confirm what they had access to.
Why drivers choose our LONDON TAXI MEDICAL SERVICE
• £75, complete medical and report.
• 15 to 20 minutes, which fits between fares.
• Same day appointments, when a licence renewal date has crept up.
• Eyesight and hearing tested here. Not a separate trip.
• Group 2 standards applied, which is what most licensing authorities require.
• We check your form first. If your authority will not accept a report from us, we say so before you pay.
PRIVATE HIRE MEDICAL IN LONDON
Taxi and private hire drivers are examined to the same standard, and the medical is the same appointment. What differs is the paperwork, because that is set by whoever licenses you.
Transport for London licenses taxi and private hire drivers in London, not the borough councils. TfL sets its own medical form and its own requirements for who may complete it, and those requirements are stricter than most councils.
What is generally assessed. Vision, hearing, blood pressure, heart, diabetes control, neurological history including blackouts and fits, mental health and cognitive function, and any medicine that could affect alertness at the wheel. Most authorities apply Group 2 standards, the same benchmark used for lorry and bus drivers, which are stricter than those for an ordinary car licence.
A D4 form can be provided if your authority asks for one, though most now use their own.
What is checked: TAXI MEDICAL EYESIGHT AND HEARING TESTS IN LONDON
Eyesight
Tested at the appointment. Bring your glasses or contacts and your current prescription, and wear them if you wear them to drive. If you have had laser surgery, bring the report. Group 2 vision standards are higher than most drivers expect, and some who pass a car test comfortably fall short here.
Hearing
Assessed as part of the examination.
Blood pressure and heart
Measured and reviewed. A very high reading on the day can stop a form being signed, so if you know yours runs high, have it looked at before you book.
Diabetes
Control is assessed, and the requirements are stricter than for a car licence, particularly on insulin. Bring your monitoring records.
Urine test
Standard on most authority forms.
Mental health and cognitive function
Reviewed as part of the history, alongside any medicine that could affect concentration or alertness.
Before you book in London: CHECK YOUR COUNCIL’S MEDICAL FORM
- Step 1
Use your authority’s own form.
Most licensing authorities issue a medical form of their own and will not accept a generic report in its place. Download it, or collect it from the licensing office, and bring it with you.
- Step 2
Check who is allowed to complete it.
Some authorities require the medical to be done by a doctor with access to your full medical history, which in practice means your own GP practice. A private clinic does not hold your NHS records. If your authority insists on that, no private clinic can satisfy it, and we would rather tell you now.
- Step 3
Check how often yours requires one.
Frequency is set by the licensing authority, not by DVLA, and it varies. Do not assume the five yearly pattern used for lorry licences applies to you.
- Step 4
Then ask us.
Tell us who licenses you and what your form says, and we will confirm whether we can complete it before you book.
LONDON
Accessibility & Support:
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- On-site parking
Address
Light Centre, 10 Portman Square, Baker Street, London W1H 6AZ
Opening Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday Closed
Phone
0208 050 0379
hello@privatemedicalclinic.co.uk
Parking
Free on-site parking to the rear; near Five Ways station; ground-floor consultation room, wheelchair accessible
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LONDON TAXI MEDICAL FAQs
£75 for the complete medical and report.
Same day appointments are usually available.
Most do. Some require the examining doctor to have access to your full medical records, which only your own GP practice can offer. Check your form before booking and tell us what it says.
That is set by Transport for London, not by DVLA. Check with them rather than assuming the five yearly pattern used for lorry licences.
The examination is largely the same and both use Group 2 standards. The paperwork differs. HGV medicals use the DVLA D4 form and taxi medicals use your licensing authority’s form.
Most appointments are done in 15 to 20 minutes.
The one issued by BCP Council, covering Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Bring it with you, because a generic report is usually not accepted in its place.
Your authority’s medical form, your glasses or contacts and current prescription, a list of your medicines, details of any condition you are treated for, and any laser eye surgery report.
- Yes, along with the hearing test, at the same appointment.
Book a TAXI MEDICAL IN LONDON
£75, 15 to 20 minutes, at Portman Square, Marylebone. Eyesight and hearing tested at the appointment. Bring your Transport for London form and we will confirm we can complete it before you pay.