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Guides

Every requirement, explained.

One guide per step, with the official provider link for each. Read them in any order — the requirements don't have to happen in sequence.

Enhanced DBS — TaxiPlus
City of Wolverhampton Council's published guidance identifies TaxiPlus as the route for arranging your Enhanced DBS. Here's what to check before you pay, and what to do when the certificate arrives.
Usually the longest lead time — most people start here.
Read the guide
Medical (D4)
The fitness-to-drive assessment on the DVLA D4 form — when to book it so it's still valid when you apply, and how to avoid an incomplete form.
Book once DBS and training are close — it has a four-month validity.
Read the guide
Driver training & assessment
The council's one-day course and multiple-choice test, run by Worcestershire County Council — how to book, what to bring and how the result fits in.
Book early — dates fill up and your application won't be processed until you've passed.
Read the guide
Right to Work
What the council needs to see, which documents are typically used, and how the in-person verification works.
Prepare alongside your other documents — originals are checked before a licence is granted.
Read the guide
Council application, verification & your badge
What the online application asks for, what happens after you submit, how original documents are verified and how the badge is issued.
Submit when your documents are complete and your medical is in date.
Read the guide
After you're licensed
Where can you drive with a Wolverhampton badge?
The rule, the conditions, and a list of the towns and cities drivers commonly work in.
See the coverage list