These fees will be charged if you apply for a licence with a start date after 1 April 2024.
Fees for licences with a start date after 1 April 2025 are listed below the current fees.
Current fees – valid until 31 March 2025
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check | £49.50 |
| Knowledge test: new applicants | £80 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Fees valid from 1 April 2025
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check | £49.50 |
| Knowledge test: new applicants | £100 |
| Knowledge test: retest | £80 |
| Driver licence: new | £310 |
| Licence renewal: 1 year | £200 |
| Licence renewal: 3 years | £305 |
| Replacement driver badge | £28 |
| Replacement driver licence | £28 |
| Change of details | £25 |
| DVLA data check: 1 year | £6.75 |
| DVLA data check: 3 years | £20.25 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Hackney carriage vehicle licence: new | £310 |
| Private hire vehicle licence: new | £260 |
| Hackney carriage ultra-low-emission vehicle licence: new | £155 |
| Private hire new ultra-low-emission vehicle licence: new | £130 |
| Hackney carriage zero-emission vehicle licence: new | £0 |
| Private hire zero-emission vehicle licence: new | £0 |
| Hackney carriage licence renewal | £235 |
| Private hire licence renewal | £220 |
| Hackney carriage ultra-low emission vehicle renewal | £117.50 |
| Private hire ultra-low emission vehicle renewal | £110 |
| 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) | £18 |
| Magnetic crest (door sign) | £20 |
| Replacement licence | £28 |
| Change of details – per licence | £25 |
| Non-driver proprietor | £30 |
| Hackney carriage: change of vehicle registration | £45 |
| Private hire: change of vehicle registration | £50 |
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Private hire operator's licence: new | £315 |
| Renewal private hire operator licence: 1 year | £300 |
| Renewal private hire operator licence: 5 years | £1,165 |
| Private hire operator replacement licence | £28 |
| Private hire operator change of details – per licence | £25 |
