eddie99
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 11:08 AM |
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ARDS Medical Cost
Just rung up my local surgery, explained i needed a medical for a motorsport license, which is bascially visual, blood pressure and urine test. Put me
on hold and came back to me saying £174.
Am i being ripped off? I got told to expect a £50 cost.....
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MK9R
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 11:20 AM |
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Are you mates with a GP? Any GP can do it, doesn't have to be your registered one. My mate did mine FOC 
£175 is very high!
[Edited on 27/8/10 by MK9R]
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coozer
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 11:24 AM |
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My surgery has a price list on the wall, tell them its for a driving licence, cost me £40 last December...
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eddie99
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 11:24 AM |
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I knew the old doctor very well but he retired over the summer, i assumed it had to be a registered gp... Might give him a call
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 11:37 AM |
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http://www.doctorsonwheels.co.uk
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BenB
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 11:43 AM |
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Wow. that's quite expensive. I think we charge £85 though the going rate is £100. £175 is a bit of a rip IMHO, the form and paperwork
doesn't take that long......
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BenB
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 11:48 AM |
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The "£50" thing hasn't been correct for donkeys years. In fact I wrote to PPC and corrected them a while back when they said you
could get a medical for that much.
The £50 was the going rate for a simple statement of health connected with a different driving (IE DVLA) form. Of course some receptionists
won't know the difference between this one and the racing certificate which requires an examination and whilst the doc might ring reception to
ask if the patient has paid they probably won't check how much so people have "got away" with it so to speak....
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Fozzie
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 12:36 PM |
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Be careful that you are applying for the right type of medical. Most receptionists don't know that the requirements are different for a F1 type
medical as opposed to a National B race......
My old doc used to use the lorry drivers tariff as the bits to be checked were more or less the same as the National B race .....
My OH got caught out, and ended up going to have a cardio test too.....(as per F1type grade) ..which cost him a bomb and he didn't need.....
Fozzie 
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 01:06 PM |
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I had the same the other week for my HGV class 1 and PCV medical,I called my doctor to arrange, she could not fit me in for at least 6 weeks and
wanted £140.
So I called drivers medicals, "link below" fitted me in within 3 days and only £49  there's one in Chelmsford, you could give
them a try.
http://www.driversmedicals.com/index.html
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procomp
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 01:33 PM |
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Hi
As above my GP charges the rate as HGV. And that's with the extra complications of being a diabetic.
Cheers Matt
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 04:22 PM |
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He is really taking the pee
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snakebelly
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| posted on 27/8/10 at 07:39 PM |
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had mine done about 3 months ago by my gp, had to be after 6pm and got charged £40
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steveiow
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| posted on 28/8/10 at 01:51 PM |
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I paid £50 about this time last year.
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ShaunB
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| posted on 30/8/10 at 04:39 PM |
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I paid £60 back in March at my local GP.
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BobM
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 06:52 AM |
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It's less involved than an HGV/PSV so I agree that £175 is excessive. Trouble is a lot of GPs are busy enough with the NHS work and can do
without additional private medicals and therefore price as such. Some also hear 'race licence medical' and assume the worst in terms of
how involved it is and the responsibility/liability involved. You could try showing them the form which should be reassuring.
I'm prepared to do some at the Birkett at Silverstone in October at very special rates for 750MC racers.
Not very Locost but very BEC
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eddie99
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| posted on 6/9/10 at 10:57 AM |
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Well on thursday i took the form into the gp that told me it was £170, they said come back friday pm when the manager was there. Went back then and
the manager told me it would be £29.50. I felt like asking for 2. Had the medical this morning, all good, paid my £29.50 and have booked my ARDS test
for Thursday PM at Snetterton.
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