Taxi and private hire fees
Part of:
Licensing fees and charges
You can find the current taxi and private hire fees in the table below.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
|
New Private Hire or Hackney Carriage Driver (This fee will be charged for an expired licence application if dated within six months) |
Grant: £295 (1 year) + £23.60 for both = £318.60 Grant: £336 (2 years) + £23.60 for both = £359.60 Grant: £443 (3 years) + £23.60 for both = £466.60 |
| Private Hire or Hackney Carriage Driver Renewal |
Renewal: £113 (1 year) + £23.60 for both = £136.60 Renewal: £171 (2 years) + £23.60 for both = £194.60 Renewal: £274 (3 years) + £23.60 for both = £297.60 |
| Knowledge Test: Initial fee | £99.75 |
| Knowledge Test: Re-test | £89.25 |
| Knowledge Test Cancellation Fee | £38.85 |
| Private Hire or Hackney Carriage vehicle | £183 + 2 compliance tests (£106) = £289 |
| Front Plate | £26 |
| Replacement Plate or Badge | £26 |
| Replacement Paper licence | £15 |
| Private Hire operator (1 vehicle) |
£218 (1 year) £800 (5 years) |
| Private Hire operator (2 to 5 vehicles) |
£218 (1 year) £41 per extra vehicle i.e 2 vehicles = £841 |
| Private Hire operator (6-10 vehicles) |
£495 (1 year) £2,080 (5 years) |
| Private Hire operator (11-29 vehicles) |
£495 (1 year) £2,080 (5 years) |
| Private Hire operator (30+ vehicles) |
£683 (1 year) £2,846 (5 years) |
| Platforms | £6.70 |
| Tamper-proof buttons | 70p |
| Plastic button set | £1.90 |
| DBS Check | £53 |
| Vehicle compliance test | £53 |
| Vehicle complaince plus age test | £78 |
| Vehicle re-test | £50 |
| Vehicle partial re-test | £25 |
| Window tint test | £13.20 |
| Late test fee | £28 |
| Accident damage check | £25 |
| Exceptional condition (age) test | £25 |
| Meter tests | £14 |
| Change of vehicle | £37 |
| Change of vehicle owner (transfer) | £27 |
| Replacement window stickers | £4 |
| Pre-application advice | £105 |