Fees and charges
Find out how much it costs to submit taxi / driver applications
The table below shows all the fees as of 1st Apr 2020 for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles.
Fees | From 1st April 2025 | |
NEW Taxi and Private hire vehicle licence including brackets and plates | Yearly | £250.00 |
RENEWAL Taxi and Private hire vehicle licence including brackets and plates | Yearly | £200.00 |
Replacement plate / badge / decals | Per plate / badge / decal | £30.00 |
Change of vehicle including plate / card | £75.00 | |
New licence driver / renewal: Including knowledge test and resit, safeguarding training and driver badge | Annual | £150.00 |
3 Years | £200.00 | |
Private hire operators licence | 1 Year | £150.00 |
Private hire operators licence | 5 Years | £400.00 |
DBS Check (Fee set by Disclosure and Barring Service) | Price on request | |
DBS admin (Fee paid to authority or identity check company) | Price on request | |
DVLA check (fee paid to authority or identity check company) | Price on request | |
Document identification check (fee set by crown post office) | Price on request | |
Re-sit knowledge test | £25.00 |
Last modified on 01 April 2025