What does the examination involve?
Our doctor will complete your full D4 medical during the examination. Your medical consists of an eyesight test using a snellen chart, blood pressure checks to ensure your BP meets DVLA criteria and a questionnaire regarding your medical history.For the vision requirement, you must meet 6/7.5 in one eye and 6/60 in the other on a 3 metre snellen chart.

If you do wear driving glasses or lenses, you should bring these along with your current prescription to the assessment. Your medical assessment will also include checks for other standards that need to be met by drivers of group 2 vehicles. You will be asked questions regarding a range of issues such as epilepsy, seizures, insulin treated diabetes, and many other forms of medical condition, in order  to ascertain if you meet the conditions not to be refused for a group 2 licence.

Our doctor will complete your D4 form based on the answers you provide relating to your medical history, medications and the findings of your examination. The whole process of carrying out a HGV medical should usually take around 10-20 minutes but this does depend on your health and medical history.

How often do I need a HGV medical?
‍The DVLA require existing lorry drivers to have a medical at the following intervals:

• At the age of 45, then every five years until the age of 65
• After 65, the medical has to be completed every year
• Medical examinations need to be carried out for everyone before they can apply for a provisional HGV licence

How will I know when I need a HGV medical?
‍You will usually receive a reminder letter, together with a D4 medical form, a few weeks before your medical is due so make sure you contact Croft Private Services to get booked in. You will also be able to tell when your medical is due according to the expiry date on the back of your HGV licence. For renewals DVLA will also send you renewal paperwork by post 56 days before your licence expiry.

What is a taxi driver medical?
A taxi driver medical is an assessment that all drivers must pass before being granted their licence to operate. The tests are carried out to ensure that taxi drivers are in good enough health to safely drive a vehicle on public roads.

What does the examination involve?
The medical consists of an eyesight test, blood pressure checks to ensure your BP meets council criteria and a questionnaire regarding your medical history. Our doctor will review your medical records in line with council requirements, some councils require full medical records while others simply require a summary.

Our doctor may not make a fitness decision there and then and there may be additional checks and time required, for example, if you have suffered from a previous medical condition related to the heart, in which case an Echocardiogram (ECG) may be required. Please remember that councils have adopted group 2 guidelines but often do not have the infrastructure to deal with follow up’s such as an ECG, and you will be expected to arrange this yourself if it is deemed necessary.

How often do I need a Taxi Medical?
‍DVLA Group 2 medical must be renewed every five years until the age of 65 when they are renewed every year without an upper age limit.