Taxi driver medicals are mandatory and all professional drivers must have medicals throughout their careers.
Taxi driver medicals need to be carried out by a GP in accordance with your local authority and not through the DVLA as with most other driver medicals.
Why a Taxi Driver Medical?
Medical standards matter and we judge an individual’s fitness for operating a vehicle on a case-by-case basis. We match the requirements of the driving task with the fitness and abilities of the driver.
The standards that you may require for you and/or your Taxi drivers may vary, so we’ll establish and agree this with you and perform assessments of fitness according to these levels and at the necessary frequency.
We can advise and make recommendations on a programme of Taxi Driver Medicals in line with Health & Safety Executive and DVLA guidelines, for example after an absence of more than one month or after a shorter absence if it is likely that the illness has affected the worker’s fitness to operate workplace transport.
Find out more about our Taxi Driver Medicals
Benefits
The benefits of our Taxi Driver Medicals are proven:
- Reduced risk of workplace accidents
- Positive confirmation of fitness to drive a taxi
- Clarity on an employee’s fitness to return to work and operate workplace transport
- Certainty in management decisions about any conditions which may affect workplace transport operators, including their ongoing abilities
- Information about the potential influence of medicines prescribed or bought over-the-counter by individual workers which may temporarily affect a worker’s fitness to operate workplace transport
In addition to our Taxi Driver Medicals, we also offer the following Driver Medical services:
- FLT
- HGV
- LGV
- PCV
- Taxi Driver
- Train Driver
- Airside Driver
- Commercial Driver
The Latest from our Blog…
Check out our blog for all of the latest news, events and updates from Medigold Health.
-
Breaking barriers: How we can close the disability employment gap
This guest article is written by Kath Wood, Medigold’s Lead Disability Training and Consultancy Specialist. Every year, from 20th November to 20th December, the UK marks Disability History Month (UKDHM) – a time to reflect on the history, rights and experiences of disabled people. It’s also a chance to ask[...]
Read More -
World AIDS Day: Rapid BBV testing across UK healthcare settings
Every year on 1st December, World AIDS Day reminds us of the ongoing impact of HIV and other blood-borne viruses (BBVs) and provides and opportunity to honour those affected and celebrate the progress that’s been made in prevention, treatment and care. Established in 1988 by the World Health Organisation (WHO),[...]
Read More -
The importance of compliance as an employer
Running a business means juggling multiple responsibilities, but few are more important than maintaining strong compliance with health and safety laws. Effective compliance protects your people, supports productivity, and safeguards your organisation. The latest figures underline why this matters: in 2023/24, approximately 1.7 million workers reported work-related ill health (with stress, depression or anxiety accounting[...]
Read More
