Your vehicle must meet our policy on age and emissions:
- private hire vehicles: less than 10 years old
- wheelchair accessible private hire vehicles: less than 15 years old
- hackney carriages: less than 15 years old
- petrol vehicles: Euro 4 (registered from 1 January 2006)
- diesel vehicles: Euro 6 (registered after September 2015)
- vehicles written off in any category cannot be licensed
- the exceptional condition (age) policy no longer applies
See:
- Private hire vehicle conditions
- Hackney carriage vehicle conditions
- Hackney carriage and private hire licensing policy
Imported vehicles
If your vehicle is imported, it must have either:
- an IVA/SVA marker on the V5 log book, or
- an IVA certificate
If the V5 does not show this, you must obtain a basic IVA certificate, even if the vehicle is more than 10 years old.