Taxi driving
To drive a taxi you will need to have held a full driving licence for at least 12 months (three years in London) and hold a taxi operator’s licence. You can apply for an operator’s licence to the licensing unit of your local authority. In London this is the Public Carriage Office. In Northern Ireland, it is DVA.
Each licensing unit has its own conditions of licence, and some impose the extra health requirements that are needed to hold a category C or D licence (see below). Contact your local licensing unit for the exact licensing requirements in your area.
Vehicle description |
Driving licence category |
| Goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes | C and C1 |
| Vehicles with over 8 passenger seats | D and D1 |
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I had an intracerebal abcess in feb 2006,surrendered my DVLA group 1 licence under doctors orders in june 2006.surrendered my London taxi drivers licence in Aug 2006 after being discharged from hospital.ceased anti-epileptic drugs & my DVLA group 1 was returned in Oct 2007.my taxi drivers licence has been revoked fo 10 years because I have taken anti-epleptic drugs.
I have not had an epileptic fit.but my neurologist has stated there may be a greater than 1% chance of having a fit.Can I appeal against this decision, as I have had great dfficulty in finding alternative employment & have not worked since feb 2006.
can I appeal against the revokation of group 2 vocational entitlement in october 2007? my group 1 DVLA licence is still current.I was working as a licensed taxi driver for 19 years.I have not had an epileptic fit nor taken anti-eplieptic drugs since august 2007.my neurologist cannot gurantee I wont have a fit & has supported revokation of my licence for 10 years.I have been unable towork or find gainful employment since feb 2006.