This single-marker blood test measures HbA1c, your average blood sugar over roughly the past two to three months. It is marketed toward drivers but measures the same marker as Medichecks' standard diabetes test.
1 biomarker as listed by Medichecks.
HbA1c reflects your average blood sugar level over roughly the past two to three months, and this test measures that single marker, badged here around a driver's lifestyle theme of fatigue, stress and long hours on the road rather than diabetes risk specifically.
Within the eight-test HbA1c comparison group, £85 sits well above the £46 median, and every other test in the group is cheaper, including Monitor My Health (£32), London Medical Laboratory (£45), Blue Horizon Medicals (£45.25), Forth (£46) and, notably, Medichecks' own Diabetes (HbA1c) Blood Test, which tests the identical single marker for £46.
The value for money score is very low because of that gap to the group median. Clinical depth still scores reasonably because a single-marker test is judged on doing what it sets out to do, and results and follow-up scores well because every result comes with a doctor's comment.
There is little reason to choose this test over Medichecks' own Diabetes (HbA1c) Blood Test, which measures the same single HbA1c marker for £46 rather than £85. The only difference is the driver-focused framing and marketing copy; the underlying blood analysis is identical.
If you specifically want to monitor average blood sugar and are drawn to this product's branding, it will do that, but you will pay substantially more for it than for the equivalent Medichecks test or any other HbA1c test in this comparison group.
The sample is a venous blood draw, taken at a Medichecks clinic or via a home nurse visit; there is no at-home finger-prick option for this specific product. The lab analyses the sample for HbA1c, and Medichecks states results are typically back within 2 days, reviewed by a doctor.
Under a driver-focused name, this test measures the same single marker, HbA1c, that Medichecks sells for £46 under its standard Diabetes (HbA1c) Blood Test, well below the £85 charged here. That makes it the most expensive of the eight HbA1c tests in this comparison group, some 85% above the group median. The branding differs; the underlying test does not.
The listing publishes a short description, the full biomarker list, a stated turnaround, clear collection options, the sample type; it does not state what the report looks like.
A single-marker test measuring exactly what it sets out to; depth is not the point of this comparison group.
A blood sample taken at home by a visiting nurse or phlebotomist; with a venous or clinic option as well; a home nurse visit is offered; results in around 2 days, in line with or faster than similar tests.
Results are reviewed by a doctor; the provider does not describe the report format.
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£85.00 against a comparison-group median of £46.00 (+85%).
Calculated 13 September 2026 from the facts we hold about this test and provider, using our published scoring formula. Scores are not hand-edited.
This test belongs to our HbA1c test comparison group. See how it stacks up against equivalent tests from other providers.
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HbA1c test near median price with flexible collection
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Same single marker as rivals, priced above most
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