Taxi licence fees
Current fees for licensing hackney carriages, private hire drivers, vehicles and miscellaneous items.
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Category
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Fee (£)
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Knowledge etc. Test
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Hackney carriage / Private hire
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£65 first test, £65 re-take
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Drivers
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New applications (3 year licence)
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£249 (optional £83 annual instalments)
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Renewal (3 year licence)
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£249 (optional £83 annual instalments)
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Renewal (until DBS check due)
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£83
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DBS check
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£50
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DVLA mandate
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Free
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Vehicles - less than 5 years
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Hackney carriage/Private hire
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Vehicles – over 5 but less than 10 years
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Hackney carriage/Private hire
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£228 for 12 months (or x2 six-monthly payments of £114)
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Vehicles – over 10 years
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Hackney carriage/Private hire
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£332 for 12 months (or x2 six-monthly payments of £166)
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Miscellaneous
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Replacement rear plate
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£19
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Replacement internal plate
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£12
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Replacement vehicle licence
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£6
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Replacement bracket
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£13
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Replacement badge
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£19
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Transfer plate
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£65
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Change of vehicle
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£115
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Operators
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1-9 vehicles
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£1000
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10-19 vehicles
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£1500
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20-35 vehicles
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£2000
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36 + vehicles
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£2500
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Deposits
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Plate
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£10
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Bracket
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£5
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