Taxi licensing
What are the current taxi licence fees and hackney carriage fares?
Licence fees
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Driver's licence (three year licence) | 230 |
| Knowledge test | 27 |
| Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) | 57.66 |
| First class hackney carriage and private hire vehicle | 294 |
| First class hackney carriage and private hire vehicle test fee | 62 |
| First class hackney carriage and private hire interim test fee | 22 |
| Transfer of vehicle | 79 |
| Second class hackney carriage | 315 |
| Second class hackney carriage vehicle test fee | 50 |
Private hire operator's licence (five year licence) 1 to 10 vehicles 11 to 20 vehicles 20+ vehicles |
409 514 744 |
Hackney carriage table of fares
This hackney carriage table of fares was approved at the Licensing Committee on Monday 13 January 2025 and will take effect from 8 February 2025.
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Distances up to 294 yards | 3.20 |
| Thereafter and for each subsequent 146.6 yards or part thereof | 0.20 |
| Waiting time for each 40 seconds or part thereof | 0.20 |
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Distances up to 352 yards | 3.60 |
| Thereafter and for each subsequent 176 yards or part thereof | 0.30 |
| Waiting time for each 45 seconds or part thereof | 0.30 |
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Distances up to 456 yards | 3.40 |
| Thereafter and for each subsequent 162.9 yards or part thereof | 0.25 |
| Waiting time for each 42 seconds or part thereof | 0.25 |
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Distances up to 160 yards | 4.60 |
| Thereafter and for each subsequent 180 yards or part thereof | 0.40 |
| Waiting time for each 45 seconds or part thereof | 0.40 |
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Each article of luggage carried outside the carriage | 0.40 |
Each person in excess of one (children under three years not counted) | 0.40 |
Cleaning following the soiling of the interior of the vehicle, a charge not exceeding | 80.00 |
Cleaning following the soiling of the exterior of the vehicle, a charge not exceeding | 30.00 |
Last modified on 03 April 2025
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