Medical Examinations
A medical examination to Group 2 standards will be required and the necessary forms are included. Once the Chorley Council medical is completed the applicant MUST apply for the licence within 3 Months.
The examination must be carried out by their GP or a GP that has access to the applicant’s full medical records. GP’s are required to reference the DVLA Group II guidance when completing the medical assessment. The GP will not be requested to give an opinion as to whether the driver meets DVLA Group II standards; this judgement is reserved for the Council’s appointed Group II expert medical practitioner only.
Any fee charged by the GP is payable by the applicant. The examination must be carried out by any registered medical practitioner. Medical certificates must be renewed every 3 years in line with the renewal of the licence until the age of 65 years.
An applicant aged 65 years or over must undergo the medical examination every year.
If any of the questions in the Council’s medical assessment form are answered indicating any specified Group II medical condition by the driver’s GP, then this will be referred by the transactional team to a Council appointed Group II expert medical practitioner.
The Council’s experts are employed to advise whether the applicant is fit to drive in accordance with the DVLA Group II standards as adopted by the Council as the standard that all drivers must meet. Applicants will be advised if medicals have been referred and kept informed as to the results of the referral.
Applicants may need to undertake further tests to satisfy the DVLA Group II standards and any charges for this will be met by the applicant. The Council’s appointed Group II expert medical practitioners will provide guidance to the Council and will therefore make the judgement on whether the driver meets the Group II standards of fitness to drive.
A Licensee must immediately inform the Council in writing of any deterioration in health, medical condition and illness or of any injury that would affect the licensee's ability to drive a licensed vehicle.