Taxi licensing fees


These fees will be charged if you are applying for a licence with a start date after 1 April 2024.

Driver licences
Item Fee
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check £38
Safeguarding and Knowledge test:  new applicants £120
Safeguarding course and test £55
Knowledge test: retest £80
Driver licence: new £300
Licence renewal: 1 year £150
Licence renewal: 3 years £290
Replacement driver badge £26
Replacement driver licence £25
Change of details £25
DVLA data check: 1 year £5.52
DVLA data check: 3 years £16.56
Hackney carriage and private vehicles
Item Fee
Hackney carriage vehicle licence: new £340
Private hire vehicle licence: new £300
Hackney carriage ultra-low-emission vehicle licence: new £170
Private hire new ultra-low-emission vehicle licence: new £150
Hackney carriage zero-emission vehicle licence: new £0
Private hire zero-emission vehicle licence: new £0
Hackney carriage licence renewal £225
Private hire licence renewal £210
Hackney carriage ultra-low emission vehicle renewal £112.50
Private hire ultra-low emission vehicle renewal £105
Hackney carriage zero emission vehicle renewal £0
Private hire zero emission vehicle renewal £0
Hackney carriage: replacement plate £45
Private hire: replacement plate £50
Change of ownership £100
Adhesive crest (door sign) £15
Magnetic crest (door sign) £20
Replacement licence £25
Change of details – per licence £25
Non-driver proprietor £20
Hackney carriage: change of vehicle registration £45
Private hire: change of vehicle registration £50
Private hire operators
Item Fee
Private hire operator's licence: new £360
Renewal private hire operator licence: 1 year £290
Renewal private hire operator licence: 5 years £1,095
Private hire operator replacement licence £26
Private hire operator change of details – per licence £26

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