Manchester licence
You are applying for or renewing a Manchester hackney carriage or private hire driver licence and have the current council form.
Driver medicals
Taxi driver medicals.
Private hire and hackney carriage medical assessments using your licensing authority’s current form and fitness standard.
Send only the report type and your contact details by ordinary email. We will explain the secure route for forms and medical information.
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Check the route
Is this the right service?
A quick check before booking avoids the most common delays: the wrong form, missing records or a request that needs another clinician or organisation.
Another council
You have the current form and clinician requirements from your own licensing authority. We will check them before confirming an appointment.
Check first
You do not have access to a suitable medical summary, the required vision section is incomplete or your authority restricts who may examine you.
Clinical review
What the doctor considers.
Taxi licensing is controlled by the relevant local authority. The doctor can complete only the form you provide and must have enough reliable information to assess the questions and the applicable medical standard.
A report, certificate or referral is not guaranteed. The clinician must be able to support every statement from the information and examination available.
01
Identity and records
The doctor verifies your identity and reviews a sufficient medical summary alongside the form.
02
Health history
The assessment considers medical conditions, treatment and symptoms relevant to professional driving.
03
Measurements
The current council form determines the examination, observations and supporting evidence needed.
04
Vision evidence
For Manchester’s current form, the vision assessment is completed by an optician or optometrist.
Prepare well
Bring the evidence, not just the form.
The right documents help the doctor answer accurately and reduce the chance of a second appointment.
What to provide
- Your licensing authority’s latest printed medical form
- Passport or DVLA photocard driving licence
- A reasonable medical summary and relevant hospital letters or test results
- A complete current medication list
- Glasses or contact lenses and the completed vision section where required
Important limits
- Check your own council’s rules before booking
- Manchester’s current form must be completed fully in block capitals and black ink
- The Manchester driver declaration is signed in front of the examining doctor
- Missing records or sections can delay completion
- The licensing authority—not the doctor—decides your application
From request to document
A clear four-step process.
We check the request before confirming an appointment, so you know the format, evidence and cost in advance.
Download
Get the current form and instructions from the council issuing your licence.
Send
Email the blank form or official link so we can confirm the appointment is suitable.
Prepare
Gather ID, records, medicines and any required optical assessment.
Attend
Complete the declaration and in-person assessment; submit the finished form as your council directs.
Useful answers
Before you enquire.
Requirements vary, but these principles help you prepare for the right appointment.
Are taxi medical requirements the same for every council?
No. Local authorities set their own process, form, timing and rules about who can complete it. Always use the current instructions from the council issuing your licence.
What does Manchester City Council currently require?
Its current form uses the DVLA Group II standard and says it must be completed by the applicant’s own doctor or another doctor with access to a reasonable medical summary. The vision section is for an optician or optometrist.
When does Manchester require a medical?
The council’s March 2026 form lists a new application, ages 45, 50, 55, 60 and 65, then annually after 65, with additional annual evidence for some conditions. Check the current form before each application because requirements can change.
Can the appointment go ahead without my records?
Only if the doctor has access to a medical summary sufficient for safe clinical decision-making and the council’s requirements are met. We check this before confirming the appointment.
Will the doctor guarantee that the council grants my badge?
No. The doctor records findings and a clinical fitness opinion within the form. The licensing authority makes the final licensing decision.
Request an appointment
Let us check the request first.
Email the report type, the organisation requesting it and your contact details. Please do not include medical information in ordinary email. We will reply with the secure next step and confirm suitability, what to bring, the fee and appointment length before booking.
General enquiries
A working contact route for medical reports and private referrals.
Emailinfo@allhoursgp.com
Address22 Oxford Court,
Manchester
Manchester
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Official guidance used for this page:
Manchester City Council medical form ↗Manchester driver renewal guidance ↗DVLA fitness-to-drive guidance ↗
This service information does not replace the instructions of DVLA, a licensing authority, employer, insurer, specialist provider or other receiving organisation.