Taxi and private hire licence fees

Driver licences are usually granted for 3 years but may be granted for a shorter duration in some circumstances.

Applicants are required to pay suppliers directly for required tests and documents (unless otherwise stated).

View more information about applying for (or renewing) a driver licence.

Driver licence fees (hackney carriage, private hire and dual)

Taxi driver and private hire driver licence fees
Type of licence (valid for 3 years) Fee
Private hire driver licence (new or renewal) £387
Hackney carriage driver licence (new or renewal) £387
Dual licence (new or renewal) £387
Extension of licence (visa) £84
Replacement driver I.D. badge (including lanyard) £35
Replacement paper licence for driver £19
Changes to your driver licence (variations) Depends on the type of change - view driver licence changes below
Council-provided wheelchair training course (for new WAV licence holders, to be introduced during 2025 to 2026) £56

Vehicle licence fees

Vehicle licences last for 1 year. The vehicle must pass a mechanical inspection before we can issue the licence.

Applicants are required to pay suppliers directly for required tests, including vehicle inspections.

Hackney carriage vehicle licence fees
Type of licence (valid for 1 year) Fee
Hackney carriage vehicle licence (new) £308
Hackney carriage vehicle licence (renewal) £266
Hackney carriage vehicle transfer £105
Insurance vehicle £84
Change of vehicle £84
Replacement of external plate (holder, bracket and secure fixings) £46
Replacement internal vehicle licence £20
Replacement paper licence £24
Changes to your vehicle licence (variations) Depends on the type of change - view driver licence changes below
Private hire vehicle licence fees
Type of licence (valid for 1 year) Fee
Private hire vehicle licence (new) £301
Private hire vehicle licence (renewal) £262
Private hire vehicle transfer £105
Insurance vehicle £84
Change of vehicle £84
Replacement of external plate (holder, bracket and secure fixings) £46
Replacement door stickers (2) £24
Replacement internal vehicle licence £20
Replacement paper licence £24
Changes to your vehicle licence (variation) Depends on the type of change - view vehicle licence changes below
Private hire executive vehicle licence fees
Type of licence (valid for 1 year) Fee
Private hire executive vehicle licence (new) £289
Private hire executive vehicle licence (renewal) £249
Insurance vehicle £84
Change of vehicle £84
Replacement internal vehicle licence £20
Replacement paper licence £24
Changes to your vehicle licence (variations) Depends on the type of change - view vehicle licence changes below

Operator licence fees

If you run a private hire firm, you need an operator licence.

Operator licences are usually granted for 5 years. In exceptional circumstances we may grant a 1 year operator licence. This is at our own discretion, but will not normally be the case.

Operators licence fees (new and renewal, 5 year licence)
Type of licence (valid for 5 years) Fee
Owner operator licence (1 vehicle) £623
Operator licence (under 10 vehicles) £1,222
Operator licence (under 50 vehicles) £2,025
Operator licence (more than 50 vehicles) £3,183
Operators licence fees (new and renewal, 1 year licence)
Type of licence (valid for 1 year) Fee
Owner operator licence (1 vehicle) £498
Operator licence (under 10 vehicles) £622
Operator licence (under 50 vehicles) £744
Operator licence (more than 50 vehicles) £827

Increasing the number of vehicles during a licence

If you increase the number of vehicles in your firm or fleet (during the course of your licence) you will need to pay some fees. The fees are the difference between the 2 fee brackets, for the remainder of the existing licence period, and a standard fee.

Changes to your licence (variations)

View the fees for different types of changes to your licence below.

Operator licence changes
Type of change Fee
Variation of licence £116 (plus the difference in fee bracket)
Change of Directors or Trading name £116
Change in the size of your fleet Depends on the number of additional vehicles, plus the difference in fee bracket
Vehicle licence changes
Type of change Fee
Change of name £19
Change of address £19
Change of vehicle registration £42
Change of vehicle colour £26
Change to number of seats £40
Changing a private hire vehicle licence to an executive vehicle licence £26
Changing an executive vehicle licence to a private hire vehicle licence £47
Driver licence changes
Type of change Fee
Change of name £48
Change of address £24
Change of licence type (for example, changing a hackney carriage licence to a dual licence) £48

Replacement items

Ordering replacement items
Replacement item Price
External plate, (holder, bracket, secure fixings) £46
Bracket £20
Door stickers (2) £24
Internal vehicle licence £20
Paper licence (vehicle) £24
Paper Licence (driver; private hire, hackney carriage or dual) £19
Paper Licence (operator) £39
Driver I.D. badge (including lanyard) £35
Lanyard £7