Last Modified April 03, 2024
From 1 April 2023 the fees for private hire and hackney carriage licences shall be:
Driver Fees
| | 1 Year (upon request) | 3 years |
|---|
| New |
£269 |
£372 |
|---|
| Renewal |
£175 |
£278 |
|---|
| Assessment Interview (knowledge Test/ID Check) |
£35 |
£35 |
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| Replacement of Badge |
£25 |
£25 |
|---|
| Temporary Badge |
£35 |
£35 |
|---|
Vehicle Licensing Fees
In respect to both private hire and hackney carriage Vehicles
| New Vehicle |
£248 |
| Renewal Vehicle |
£248 |
| Age Policy exemption request |
£35 |
| Transfer (Change of ownership of an existing licensed vehicle) |
£55 |
| Change of Plate number (where permissible at discretion of Council) |
£30 |
| Change of Vehicle Registration Number |
£30 |
| Replacement Plate |
£30 |
Change of Vehicle
|
£248 less £11.00 for each month remaining on previous licence (see below).
Licences are granted in respect to a physical vehicle. The law does not allow the licence to be varied so as to relate to another vehicle. Where a proprietor wishes to cease using the vehicle they hold a licence for and instead use a new vehicle for licensed work they must apply for a new vehicle licence for the new vehicle. If they surrender the licence applicable to the old vehicle at the same time they will receive a refund of £11.00 for each unused calendar month remaining on the existing licence.
|
Operator Fees
| Number of Vehicles operated |
5 Year Licence |
Annual (on request) |
| 1 Vehicle |
£348 |
£272 |
| 2-5 Vehicles |
£491 |
£348 |
| 6-10 Vehicles |
£730 |
£444 |
| 10-20 Vehicles |
£968 |
£539 |
| 21 Vehicles and above |
£1,047 |
£730 |
Miscellaneous fees
| Appointment to assist completing application forms |
£30 (max one hour). |
|
Administration charge if refund given following a refusal or surrender
|
£15 |
| Copy of any licence |
£10 |
| Photocopy of any document requested that is held by the Council (subject to any relevant legal requirements) |
£10 |