APPENDIX THREE:
GROUP II MEDICAL REPORT
HACKNEY CARRIAGE & PRIVATE HIRE (DUAL) DRIVER LICENCE
NOTE FOR MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS:
In completing this Medical Certificate, Medical Practitioners are asked to have regard to
the recommendations by the Medical Commission for Accident Prevention in their book
“Medical Aspects of Fitness to Drive”.
You may find it helpful to read DVLA’s “At a Glance” booklet; downloadable from:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/assessing-fitness-to-drive-guide-for-
medical-professionals
Examinations must be carried out in accordance with the Group ll Medical Examination
guide.
Photographic identification must be provided by the applicant before the
examination takes place. This should be in the form of a DVLA Driver Licence
Photo-card or a Passport. Please copy the identification document, sign and date it
and attach the copy to the Medical Certificate form which will be returned to the
Licensing Team by the applicant.
Please ensure that you have obtained permission to access the applicants full
medical history before commencement of the examination.
This Certificate is not one which must be issued free of charge as part of the National
Health Service. Ashfield District Council accepts no liability to pay for it. Unless any other
arrangements have been made for the payment of the fee, the applicant is to pay.
NOTE FOR APPLICANT
The applicant may use his / her own GP for this Medical Examination or alternatively
arrangements can be made to use any other Medical Practitioner who can offer a Group II
Medical Examination and has written permission to access the applicants medical records.
Photographic identification must be presented to the GP carrying out the examination
before the medical takes place i.e. DVLA Driver Licence Photo-card or a Passport.
A Medical Report will not be accepted without a photocopy of the photographic
identification produced at the medical, signed and dated by the Medical Examiner.
Should you choose not to use your own GP then written permission to access your
medical records will be required by the Medical Practitioner undertaking the examination.
Certificate requires completing
On first application for a Hackney Carriage & Private Hire (Dual) Driver Licence.
When reaching the ages of: 45, 50, 55, 60 and 65.
Annually when reaching the age of 65 years old, and on all other occasions
required by Council (i.e. where health issues require frequent monitoring).
Please note that an application will not be processed without the necessary certified
Group II Medical Certificate when such a Certificate is required.