Medical assessment for licensing of taxi drivers by Scottish Local Authorities

摘要

In the UK, licensing of taxi drivers is dealt with by local government authorities. In Scotland, before the recent reorganization of local government, taxi licensing was Under the jurisdiction of District Councils, so a telephone survey was conducted of All 52 mainland Scottish District Councils to ascertain the procedures which were Being employed in assessing medical fitness to drive a taxi, for which there is no National standard. Medical enquiries relevant to fitness to drive were being made by 41 (79/100) of local authorities, but in 38 (73/100) this was limited to a single question about health.