UK taxi and private hire licence fees

Aberdeen

Driver: Own medical evidence: £135 · No medical evidence (council arranges exam): £302
Vehicle: £297 (annual renewal)
Operator: No "operator" licence in Scotland — Booking Office Licence (only needed for 4+ vehicles): £302 grant / £264 renewal (3yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (civicaepay.co.uk (Aberdeen City Council payments portal))

Aberdeenshire

Driver: Taxi or private hire car driver licence £200 (normally 3yr, shorter if appropriate e.g. on medical grounds)
Vehicle: Taxi or private hire car licence £265 (1yr) or £485 (3yr) · vehicle substitution £115 plus £10 per plate (£50 plus £10 per plate if substituted when a test is due) · 6 month vehicle check free
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland; Aberdeenshire licences booking offices instead: grant or renewal £195 (normally 3yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (aberdeenshire.gov.uk)

Adur

Driver: New application (incl 1st knowledge test) £160.75 · HC driver 3yr £352.25 · PH driver 3yr £339.50 · 1yr driver (extenuating circumstances) £169 (DBS £65.20, English test £55 extra)
Vehicle: HC £365.50 (1yr) · PH £312.50 (1yr)
Operator: PH operator first application fee £141.50 · 5yr: 1-2 vehicles £524 · 3-5 £954 · 6-10 £1,706.50 · 11-20 £3,856.50 · 21-30 £7,511.50 · 31+ £8,371.50 (1yr rates exist only in exceptional circumstances)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (adur-worthing.gov.uk)

Amber Valley

Driver: £223 (3yr), or pay in instalments £103 in year 1 plus £60 in each of years 2 and 3 · knowledge test £38.40 · replacement badge £10. Safeguarding training £30 and disability awareness training £40 are paid direct to the training provider, not the council
Vehicle: HC (taxi) new £409 · renewal £338. PH new £409 · renewal £293.50. Garage retest £34 · missed garage appointment £33 · ten year inspection £40 + VAT · replacement plate £15. Duration not stated
Operator: £306 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (ambervalley.gov.uk)

Angus

Driver: Taxi or PHC driver: new grant £136 (1yr) · renewal £115 (1yr, and for all drivers aged 65+) · renewal £289 (3yr, drivers under 65)
Vehicle: Taxi or PHC with meter: new grant £537 (new licences only granted for 1yr) · renewal £457 (1yr) or £1,073 (3yr). Without meter: new grant £477 · renewal £404 (1yr) or £924 (3yr). Plate fee £34
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland; the council calls the vehicle licence an 'operator' licence and separately licences booking offices: new £315.35 · renewal £261.30 (1yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (angus.gov.uk)

Argyll and Bute

Driver: Taxi driver £133 (3yr from date issued) · Private hire car driver £133 (3yr from date issued) · re-issue of badge £48
Vehicle: Taxi operator (vehicle) licence and Private hire car operator (vehicle) licence both run on a fixed 3-year cycle to 30 Jun 2027 and are pro-rated: £533 for the full 3 years, £355 with 2 years left, £177 in 2026/27 with 1 year left · vehicle inspection £95 · substitution £78 (5 working days) or £107 (same day)
Operator: Booking office licence £147 (3yr from date issued). Naming quirk: the schedule's 'Taxi Operator' and 'Private Hire Car Operator' lines are VEHICLE licences, not booking office licences

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (argyll-bute.gov.uk)

Arun

Driver: New £398 (1yr) · renewal £272 (1yr) · renewal £476 (3yr) · knowledge test £153
Vehicle: HC/PH new £190 · renewal £174 (annual). Electric new £114/renewal £104; plug-in hybrid new £152/renewal £139
Operator: New £485 (1yr) · £1,097 (5yr) · renewal £398 (1yr) · £1,011 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (arun.gov.uk)

Ashfield

Driver: New £220 (1yr)/£270 (2yr)/£320 (3yr) · renewal £210 (1yr)/£260 (2yr)/£310 (3yr) (dual HC+PH)
Vehicle: HC £240 · PH £220 (new or renewal) · £30 discount for wheelchair accessible or low emission
Operator: £260 (1yr)/£380 (2yr)/£500 (3yr)/£620 (4yr)/£740 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (ashfield.gov.uk)

Ashford

Driver: PH or joint driver 1yr £103 · 3yr £214 (3yr for new drivers and renewals with DBS up to date)
Vehicle: HC and PH new £346 · renewal £305 (annual, includes plate)
Operator: 5yr: up to 3 vehicles £225 · up to 10 £660 · up to 20 £1,250

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (ashford.gov.uk)

Babergh

Driver: Combined HC/PHV driver new £141 · renewal £141 · English test £47 (paid to the council). Duration not stated. Driver assessment, level 2 course and medical are paid direct to the provider. FIGURES ARE FROM THE 2024/25 SCHEDULE - the council's 2025/26 schedule is published only as a scanned image PDF with no readable text, and no taxi fees appear anywhere on the licensing pages
Vehicle: HC new £345 · HC renewal £345 · PH new £319.50 · PH renewal £319.50 · vehicle change £156 · transfer of vehicle licence £70 · change PH to HC or HC to PH £70 · temporary HC £129-£205 and temporary PH £126-£200 (3 or 6 months). 2024/25 schedule, see driver note
Operator: Schedule is self-contradictory: the fee column gives new and renewal as '£158.00 to £234.00 and £350.00 to £430.00' while the rationale column beside it says 'price ranges from £137.50 to £430.00 depending on number of vehicles'. 2024/25 schedule, see driver note

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (babergh.gov.uk)

Barnsley

Driver: New and renewal the same: £165 (1yr) · £264 (3yr) · plus theory test £65 and DBS charged separately
Vehicle: HC and PH the same: £198 (annual)
Operator: 1yr £138.60 · 5yr £279.40 (same fee whatever the fleet size)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (barnsley.gov.uk)

Barrow-in-Furness

Driver: Dual driver licence (3yr): new £331 · renewal £334 (the council's own table really does price the renewal higher than the new application) · DBS application (3 yearly) £63.30 · driver licence check £3.50
Vehicle: HC new and renewal £189 · PH new and renewal £168
Operator: 5yr new and renewal £554. Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council was abolished in 2023 and the successor is Westmorland and Furness Council, which has not yet merged the three legacy fee schedules - its own taxi page still sends Barrow-area applicants to this retained barrowbc.gov.uk page, and the page carries no effective date

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (barrowbc.gov.uk)

Basildon

Driver: New £225 (1yr) · £255 (2yr) · £297 (3yr) · renewal £113 (1yr) · £159 (2yr) · £195 (3yr) · restricted licence new £70 · renewal £40
Vehicle: HC application £390 · HC renewal £375 · PH application £340 · PH renewal £325 (the council page mislabels the PH renewal row as an application fee)
Operator: 1yr: single vehicle £110 · 2-10 £180 · 11+ £300. 5yr: single vehicle £300 · 2-10 £750 · 11+ £1,250

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (basildon.gov.uk)

Basingstoke and Deane

Driver: 3yr: new HC or PH £298 · renewal HC or PH £211 (2026/27 schedule) · knowledge test £36
Vehicle: New: HC £144 · PH £180 · Renewal: HC £127 · PH £127 · zero fee for PH vehicles under 50g CO2/km (2026/27 schedule)
Operator: New: max 5 vehicles £536 · max 10 £764 · max 15 £878 · max 25 £992 · max 35 £1,106 · 36+ £1,562 · Renewal: max 5 £468 · max 10 £696 · max 15 £810 · max 25 £924 · max 35 £1,038 · 36+ £1,494

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (basingstoke.gov.uk)

Bassetlaw

Driver: Combined HC/PH driver £141 (1yr) · £201 (2yr) · £256 (3yr) · knowledge test £59 · replacement ID badge £28. Schedule does not distinguish new from renewal
Vehicle: HC and PH £332 (annual, also the replacement fee) · 50% discount for fully electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles · 25% discount for hybrids meeting the policy specification · transfer £109 · six-monthly test for vehicles over five years old £161 · plate deposit £54
Operator: 3yr: 1 vehicle £343 · 2-5 £687 · 6-10 £1,374 · 11-15 £2,061 · 16+ £4,123 · 5yr: 1 vehicle £543 · 2-5 £1,089 · 6-10 £2,174 · 11-15 £3,261 · 16+ £6,523

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (bassetlaw.gov.uk)

Bath and North East Somerset

Driver: New £615 · renewal £517 (3yr, fixed expiry 28 Feb)
Vehicle: New £77 · renewal £178 (1yr, fixed expiry 31 Oct)
Operator: New £449 · renewal £509 (5yr, fixed expiry 30 Sep, flat rate)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (bathnes.gov.uk)

Bedford

Driver: New £419 (3yr) · renewal £382 (3yr) (fees from Apr 2026)
Vehicle: £298 (HC or PH, up to 1yr, new or renewal)
Operator: New £2,853 (5yr) · renewal £2,247.10 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (bedford.gov.uk)

Birmingham

Driver: Grant £277 · renewal £225 (3yr, hackney and private hire same)
Vehicle: Hackney grant £159/renewal £142 · Private hire grant £196/renewal £179
Operator: Small (1-5 vehicles) £501-£1,329 · Standard £1,122-£4,435 · Large (500+ drivers) up to £27,900+

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (birmingham.gov.uk)

Blaby

Driver: PH/HC driver £125 (1yr) · £200 (2yr) · £285 (3yr) · knowledge test £40 · replacement badge and licence £25
Vehicle: HC and PH both £195 (12 months) · £155 (6 months) · 50% off for EV, 25% off for ULEV or wheelchair accessible · replacement/hire vehicle £80 (2 months) · mechanical and visual inspection £60
Operator: 1yr £190 · 2yr £300 · 3yr £405 · 4yr £515 · 5yr £625

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (blaby.gov.uk)

Blackburn with Darwen

Driver: New £238 · renewal £220 (3yr, HC or PH). The council publishes the two figures on separate pages: the new fee under Becoming a new driver, the renewal fee on Renew your driver licence
Vehicle: Same fee for HC and PH, by fuel type. 12mth: electric £75 · hybrid £119 · petrol/diesel £149. 6mth: electric £49 · hybrid £78 · petrol/diesel £97. Plate £25
Operator: Annual: 1 vehicle £220 · 2-5 £309 · 6-30 £608 · 31+ £1,774. 5yr: 1 vehicle £419 · 2-5 £831 · 6-30 £2,331 · 31+ £7,193

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (blackburn.gov.uk)

Blackpool

Driver: New £75 (1yr)/£195 (3yr) · renewal £65 (1yr)/£175 (3yr)
Vehicle: £130 (new or renewal, 1yr)
Operator: 1-10 vehicles: £180 (1yr)/£485 (3yr) · 11+: £318 (1yr)/£900 (3yr)

Checked: 6 Oct 2026 · Council source (blackpool.gov.uk)

Blaenau Gwent

Driver: 3yr £275 (schedule lists New and Renewal against one figure) · 1yr discretionary £197. Enhanced DBS extra (council quotes £61.29). Note: the council's taxi web page still states £273
Vehicle: HC new £323 · HC renewal £253 · PH new £323 · PH renewal £253 (all annual). Note: taxi web page still states £245 renewal
Operator: PH operator 5yr new £354 · 5yr renewal £325 · new 1yr discretionary £171

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (blaenau-gwent.gov.uk)

Bolsover

Driver: Combined HC/PH (or single) 1yr £179 · 2yr £226 · 3yr £267, plus DBS fee if required. Driver theory test £37
Vehicle: HC and PH same scale, 6-month licence: new £131 · renewal £113. Vehicle test (inc MOT if requested) £75
Operator: PH operator 1yr £272 · 2yr £358 · 3yr £444 · 4yr £526 · 5yr £604

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (bolsover.gov.uk)

Bolton

Driver: First application £237 (1yr)/£669 (3yr) · HC renewal £96 (1yr)/£249 (3yr) · PH renewal £135 (1yr)/£356 (3yr)
Vehicle: Hackney £230 grant/£226 renewal · Private hire £175 grant/£173 renewal
Operator: 1yr £326 (1 vehicle) up to £1,502 (50+) · 5yr £1,515 up to £6,971 (50+)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (bolton.gov.uk)

Boston

Driver: HC/PH driver new £250.30 · renewal £193.50 (3yr)
Vehicle: HC £191.30 · PH £191.30 (new or renewal)
Operator: New 5yr £273.30

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (boston.gov.uk)

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Driver: New £200 · 3yr reissue £380 / 1yr reissue £230
Vehicle: Private hire (1yr) £200, new/replacement £145 · Hackney (1yr) £205, new/replacement £195
Operator: New £160 · 5yr issue (up to 10 vehicles) £335, +£45 per extra 10

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (bcpcouncil.gov.uk)

Bracknell Forest

Driver: New £370.50 (3yr, incl initial tests and safeguarding training) · renewal £333.50 (3yr) · home-to-school driver £259.50 (3yr) · DBS at cost
Vehicle: HC new £333 · HC renewal £296 · PH new £333 · PH renewal £296 · home-to-school £185 · temporary (up to 3 months) £296
Operator: Per-vehicle scale. New: 1 vehicle £555 · 5 £925 · 10 £1,387.50 · 20+ £2,312.50. Renewal: 1 £407 · 5 £777 · 10 £1,239.50 · 20+ £2,164.50. Fee formula spans years 1-5. Licensing is run by the Public Protection Partnership (Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Wokingham); figures from its Fees and Charges 2026/27 schedule

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (publicprotectionpartnership.org.uk)

Bradford

Driver: £81 (1yr)/£199 (3yr) + £30 non-refundable application fee
Vehicle: £165 (0-5yrs old) · £240 (6-15yrs old)
Operator: 1 vehicle: £135 (1yr)/£607 (5yr) · 1+ vehicles: £175 (1yr)/£788 (5yr), +£30 application fee

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (bradford.gov.uk)

Braintree

Driver: Dual HC/PH: 3yr £254 · 2yr £165 · 1yr £110 (PH-only driver same). Knowledge test £42, DBS £59.50 extra
Vehicle: HC £351 · PH £250
Operator: PH operator 5yr £500

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (braintree.gov.uk)

Breckland

Driver: Grant £322 total (pre-application £120 + licence £202) · renewal £284 total (pre-application £130 + licence £154) · enhanced DBS £59.50 · replacement badge £58. Duration not stated on the fee page
Vehicle: HC grant £316 (£124 + £192) · HC renewal £293 (£115 + £178) · PH grant £255 (£117 + £138) · PH renewal £244 (£118 + £126) · transfer to new owner £82 · replacement plate £52. Duration not stated on the fee page
Operator: 5yr: grant £490 total (pre-application £128 + licence £362) · renewal £480 total (pre-application £118 + licence £362)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (breckland.gov.uk)

Brentwood

Driver: Same scale for combined, HC-only and PH-only, all excluding DBS: new £185 (1yr) · renewal £168 (1yr) · new £479 (3yr) · renewal £429 (3yr). DBS check £64 (new to update service) or £97 (update service lapsed) · DVLA check outside an application £6 · knowledge re-test £36
Vehicle: HC £296 including plate · PH £274 including plate · vehicle replacement £80
Operator: 5yr: single vehicle £374 · 2-5 vehicles £1,248 · more than 5 vehicles £1,547. 1yr: single vehicle £105 · 2-5 vehicles £305 · more than 5 vehicles £405

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (brentwood.gov.uk)

Bridgend

Driver: New (with DBS) £141.50 (1yr) · £210.50 (3yr) · new with online DBS update service £92 (1yr) · £161 (3yr) · renewal £63 (1yr) · £122 (3yr)
Vehicle: Not split HC/PH: grant £206 (inc £31 plate deposit) · renewal £175 · specialist vehicles £242 (annual)
Operator: Grant £115 (1yr) · £373 (5yr) · renewal £97 (1yr) · £348 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (bridgend.gov.uk)

Brighton and Hove

Driver: Dual (3yr) £380 · Private hire only (3yr) £300
Vehicle: Hackney (1yr) £230 · Private hire (1yr) £200
Operator: 5yr, flat rate (1-2 or 3+ cars same): £740

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Bristol

Driver: £140 (1yr) + £26 application fee · 2yr/3yr options available
Vehicle: £251 (1yr) · £129 (6mo)
Operator: £356 (1yr) up to £1,058 (5yr, max validity)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (bristol.gov.uk)

Broadland

Driver: Not published. It is a combined licence covering both Broadland and South Norfolk, runs 3 years, and DBS £44 plus DVLA check £5 are charged on top, but no amount appears on the driver pages, the licensing policy or the 2026/27 budget report. The last figure the council ever published was £347.75 (Cabinet, July 2023), since phased in over two years and RPI-uplifted, so today's charge is higher and unstated. Ask the licensing team
Vehicle: New £275 (12mo) · renewal £250 (12mo) · £180 (6mo, vehicles over 7yrs)
Operator: 5yr: 1-6 vehicles £635.90 · 7-49 £786.20 · 50-99 £936.60 · 100+ £1,187.60

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk)

Bromsgrove

Driver: HC/PH driver £280 (3yr). Knowledge test £28 and DBS check £67 extra. No separate new/renewal fee published
Vehicle: HC £298 · PH £277 (duration not stated). Temporary HC £224 · temporary PH £208
Operator: PH operator £1,353 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (bromsgrove.gov.uk)

Broxbourne

Driver: New £240 · renewal £190 (3yr); DBS £72 extra. Taken from the 2026/27 column of the council's own fees and charges schedule (the file name still says 2024-25)
Vehicle: Annual, no HC/PH split: new £206 · renewal under 7yrs £196 · renewal over 7yrs £244 (WAV/electric half price, hybrid 75%)
Operator: 5yr: new £280 · renewal £260

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (broxbourne.gov.uk)

Broxtowe

Driver: Initial application £284 (3yr) · renewal 1yr £125 · renewal 3yr £246 (knowledge test £55 on initial application)
Vehicle: HC or PH initial application £376 (1yr, incl refundable £40 plate deposit) · renewal under 5 years old £237 (1yr) · renewal over 5 years old £203 (6 months)
Operator: 5yr: 1 vehicle £115 · 2-5 £220 · 6-10 £470.50 · 11-15 £790 · 16-20 £1,050 · 21+ £1,500

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (broxtowe.gov.uk)

Buckinghamshire

Driver: £401 new or renewal, all types (3yr)
Vehicle: Hackney new £319/renewal £275 · Private hire new £312/renewal £271 · Executive new £299/renewal £258 (1yr)
Operator: 5yr: 1 vehicle £645 · under 10 £1,265 · under 50 £2,096 · 50+ £3,294

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (buckinghamshire.gov.uk)

Burnley

Driver: HC new/renewal £243 (3yr) · £102 (1yr, special circumstances) · PH new/renewal £237 (3yr) · £100 (1yr) · dual driver discount £45 — 2026/7 schedule
Vehicle: HC £62 · PH £41 (all licences now 4-month) — 2026/7 schedule
Operator: 5yr: 1-50 vehicles £2,156 · over 50 vehicles £2,372 · single vehicle at private address £1,250 (1yr special circumstances £447 · £525 · £261)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (burnley.gov.uk)

Bury

Driver: £243 (3yr, HC & PHV)
Vehicle: £293.50 (vehicle up to 3yrs old) · £361.50 (over 3yrs old) · limousine £225.50
Operator: Up to 2 vehicles £356.50 · 3+ vehicles £509.50

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (bury.gov.uk)

Caerphilly

Driver: 3yr £325 · 2yr £285 · 1yr £245 (fees from 17 November 2025)
Vehicle: Annual HC or PH £224 (excludes test fee)
Operator: PH operator 5yr £809 · 4yr £679 · 3yr £549 · 2yr £419 · 1yr £289

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (caerphilly.gov.uk)

Calderdale

Driver: 3yr £239 · dual 3yr £359
Vehicle: Obtain/renew £166 · transfer £172 · total incl. compliance test £232
Operator: 1 vehicle £95(1yr)/£372(5yr) · 2 vehicles £175/£453 · 3+ £231/£1,165

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (new.calderdale.gov.uk)

Cambridge

Driver: New £300 · renewal £225 (1yr) or £270 (3yr)
Vehicle: Hackney new £300/renewal £215 · Private hire new £250/renewal £200 (1yr)
Operator: New £416 · renewal £365 (1yr) or £1,370 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (cambridge.gov.uk)

Cannock Chase

Driver: No fees page published - figures taken from the council's own application forms. New application pack £283.10 (1yr) · £416.10 (3yr), includes drugs test, DBS, DVLA mandate and driving assessment. Renewal £135 (1yr) · £280 (3yr) inc badge. Knowledge re-test £40
Vehicle: HC £320 · PH £320, same fee for new and renewal (duration not stated on the council's forms)
Operator: 5yr licence: 1-5 vehicles £340 · 6-15 £680 · 16+ £890

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (cannockchasedc.gov.uk)

Canterbury

Driver: HC or dual badge £301.21 (1yr)/£476.65 (3yr) · PH badge £301.21 (1yr)/£472.93 (3yr)
Vehicle: HC £466.96 · PH £347.83 (1yr)
Operator: £66.38 per vehicle (2yr) · £165.95 per vehicle (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (canterbury.gov.uk)

Cardiff

Driver: HC/PH driver £163 (3yr)/£123 (1yr) · renewal £97 (3yr)/£57 (1yr) · DBS check £41 · written knowledge test £41 · first or second oral knowledge test £57 · third oral test £100
Vehicle: HC renewal £184 (12mth)/£98 (6mth) · PH grant £92 (12mth)/£66 (6mth) · PH renewal £77 (12mth)/£51 (6mth). Cardiff publishes no HC grant fee, only the renewal
Operator: Grant £429 (5yr)/£100 (1yr) · renewal £350 (5yr)/£80 (1yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (cardiff.gov.uk)

Carmarthenshire

Driver: Dual: new £98 (1yr) · £180 (3yr) · renewal £48 (1yr) · £131 (3yr)
Vehicle: HC new £194 (£204 with MOT) · renewal £176 (£186 with MOT) · PH new £173 (£183 with MOT) · renewal £156 (£166 with MOT)
Operator: New £162 (1yr) · £708 (5yr) · renewal £152 (1yr) · £698 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (carmarthenshire.gov.wales)

Castle Point

Driver: Combined HC/PH new: 1yr £260 · 2yr £320 · 3yr £375 · renewal £178. PH only new: 1yr £180 · 2yr £230 · 3yr £280 · renewal £140 (2025/26 schedule)
Vehicle: HC new £450 · renewal £300 · PH new £265 · renewal £200 (annual)
Operator: 1yr: 1 vehicle £100 · 2+ vehicles £200. 5yr: 1 vehicle £500 · 2+ vehicles £1,000

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (castlepoint.gov.uk)

Central Bedfordshire

Driver: Combined HC/PHV new or renewal £140.10 (1yr) · £229 (3yr) (per council committee fee schedule)
Vehicle: PHV new £375.30/renewal £259.20 · Hackney new £448.30/renewal £345.40 (12 months or less)
Operator: PHV operator 1yr: new £294.70/renewal £163.30 · 5yr: new £1,142.80/renewal £761.80

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (centralbedfordshire.gov.uk)

Ceredigion

Driver: Dual badge 1yr: new £338.64 (incl initial DBS) · renewal £172.01 (not yet on DBS update service) · renewal £88.37 (on update service) | Dual badge 3yr: new £419.12 · renewal £258.70 · renewal £175.06 (on update service)
Vehicle: HC new £234 · HC renewal £177 · PH new £189 · PH renewal £172 (term not stated in the schedule)
Operator: New: 3yr £341 · 5yr £453 | Renewal: 3yr £318 · 5yr £412

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (ceredigion.gov.uk)

Charnwood

Driver: Combined driver grant £285 (3yr) · renewal £259 (3yr) · knowledge test £73 · replacement badge £15 · replacement licence document £16. DBS and DVLA checks payable to Taxi Plus; safeguarding course, driving test and medical paid direct to the provider
Vehicle: Same scale for HC and PH: grant £280 (1yr, includes all plates with brackets and livery) · grant £249 (1yr, plates and livery without brackets) · renewal £219 (1yr, excludes front plate and brackets) · transfer vehicle status HC to PH £219 · transfer of plate £62
Operator: 1-3 vehicles £810 · 4-9 vehicles £940 · 10+ vehicles £1,090. Duration not stated on the schedule. Whole schedule is headed 'Charges from 1 April 2025', page last updated 11 December 2025, so it may pre-date the 2026/27 review

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (charnwood.gov.uk)

Chelmsford

Driver: £237 (3yr licence, same fee new or re-licence)
Vehicle: HC grant £580 · HC renewal £409 · PH grant £350 · PH renewal £340 (annual)
Operator: 5yr: up to 3 vehicles £796 · 4 or more vehicles £2,783

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (chelmsford.gov.uk)

Cheltenham

Driver: HC and PH both £293 (3yr, initial or renewal). Page is headed 2025/26 financial year - no newer schedule published
Vehicle: £265 (annual, new or renewal, electronic application) - no separate HC/PH rate
Operator: 5yr: micro 1-3 cars £1,651 · small 4-10 £1,988 · medium 11-30 £5,325 · large 31+ £7,429

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (cheltenham.gov.uk)

Cherwell

Driver: New £242.50 (3yr) · £148.20 (1yr) · renewal £213.50 (3yr) · £123.60 (1yr) — from 1 Apr 2026
Vehicle: HC new £373 · HC renewal £324 · PH new £340.50 · PH renewal £313 (annual) — from 1 Apr 2026
Operator: 1 vehicle: £166 (1yr) · £180 (5yr) · each extra vehicle £26.50

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (cherwell.gov.uk)

Cheshire East

Driver: Joint HC/PHV (up to 3yr): new £140 · renewal £160 (DBS £68, DVLA £10 & knowledge test £55 extra)
Vehicle: £362 (1yr, HC or PH, new or renewal, incl one vehicle test)
Operator: £470 (5yr, no extra charge for multiple vehicles)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (cheshireeast.gov.uk)

Cheshire West and Chester

Driver: Dual hackney/private hire: £180 (3yr)
Vehicle: Hackney £280 · Private hire £242
Operator: 5yr — from £320 (1 vehicle) up to £2,520 (300-349 vehicles), +£200 per extra 50

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk)

Chesterfield

Driver: New £286 (incl £92 initial application fee) · renewal £286 (2026/27, from 1 Apr 2026)
Vehicle: PHV new £203/renewal £116 · Hackney new £203 + £10 survey/renewal £116 + £10 survey
Operator: £903 core fee + £39 per vehicle

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (chesterfield.gov.uk)

Chichester

Driver: New £510.50 (HC or PH)/£555.50 (dual) · renewal £466.50/£511.50 (dual) (3yr, incl DAVIS checks)
Vehicle: £186 new or renewal (HC or PH; MOT+fitness test £80 extra)
Operator: New £1,116 · renewal £1,074 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (chichester.gov.uk)

Chorley

Driver: Dual grant £246.33 (both badges, includes knowledge test) · dual renewal £214.18 | HC only grant £214.21 · renewal £182.06 | PH only grant £222.74 · renewal £191.08 (licence term not stated)
Vehicle: 6-month licences: HC new £109.13 · HC renewal £95.86 · PH new £209.84 · PH renewal £163.15 (plus MOT test £54.85, taxi test £10.25)
Operator: Grant and renewal £128.81 (term not stated)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (chorley.gov.uk)

Clackmannanshire

Driver: Taxi/PHC driver licence 1yr grant £249.60 · 1yr renewal £197.60 · 3yr £468.00 (2026/27 Register of Charges)
Vehicle: Taxi operator (vehicle) licence £249.60 (1yr) or £561.60 (3yr) · Private hire operator (vehicle) licence £249.60 (1yr) or £561.60 (3yr) · substitution of vehicle £53.60 · inspection/test £66.40 (2026/27)
Operator: Taxi booking office licence £461.70 (3yr) · booking office variation £156.00. Naming quirk: the schedule's 'Taxi Operator Licence' and 'Private Hire Operator Licence' lines are VEHICLE licences, not booking office licences

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (clacks.gov.uk)

Colchester

Driver: New £250 (3yr) · renewal £230 (2026/27)
Vehicle: HC £420 · PH £350 (1yr, new or renewal)
Operator: 5yr, new or renewal: 1 vehicle £350 · 2-5 £405 · 6+ £480

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (colchester.gov.uk)

Conwy

Driver: HC driver grant £338 · renewal £241 (3yr) · PH driver grant £296 (includes DVLA check) · renewal £260 (3yr). Excludes the knowledge test; DBS £48 and DVLA check £10 charged separately every 3yr
Vehicle: £224 (grant)
Operator: PH operator grant £827 · renewal £712 (5yr), plus DBS £48

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (conwy.gov.uk)

Cornwall

Driver: 1yr £240 · 2yr £295 · 3yr £390
Vehicle: £345 (1yr)
Operator: 1yr £185 · 3yr £320 · 5yr £520

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (cornwall.gov.uk)

Cotswold

Driver: Dual HC/PH driver 3yr: new £343 · renewal £253 · transfer PH driver to dual £67 · knowledge test £104
Vehicle: HC new £343 · HC renewal £253 · PH new £343 · PH renewal £253 (duration not stated) · transfer to another person £31 · transfer to another vehicle £225 (1yr) or £107 (remainder of plate)
Operator: 5yr new/renewal £550 · 1yr new/renewal £138

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (cotswold.gov.uk)

Coventry

Driver: New applicant all-in £715 HC · £630 PH (3yr): application £100 + DBS/DVLA £70 + driver training £115 + road knowledge test £60 (HC only) + driving and wheelchair assessment £105 HC/£80 PH + licence £265 · renewal £395 (DBS/DVLA £70 + licence £265 + mandatory refresher £60) · additional licence £335 · re-grant £415
Vehicle: HC and PH the same: new £335 (licence £270 + taxi test £65) · renewal £295 (£230 + £65) · re-grant £315 (£250 + £65), issued annually
Operator: New and renewal £2,300 (5yr) · re-grant £2,350

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (coventry.gov.uk)

Crawley

Driver: HC and PH the same, charged as separate line items rather than one headline fee. New: initial application £179.10 + admin £47.30, plus DBS £49.50 and DVLA disclosure £10.30 HC/£10.80 PH · renewal by term: £87.60 (1yr) · £174.70 (2yr) · £261 (3yr) · knowledge re-test £48.70
Vehicle: Hackney new £523.70/renewal £397.20 · PHV new £383.80 (no meter)/£396.40 (meter), renewal £349.70/£362.30 · electric new £133.50/renewal £177.10 (2025-26 fees, frozen for 2026-27 per council)
Operator: 1-5 vehicles £217.20 · 6-10 £433.20 · 11-20 £861.10 · 21-50 £1,648.90 · 51-100 £2,172.60 · 101+ £3,255.40

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (crawley.gov.uk)

Cumberland

Driver: Dual HC/PHV: new £391 (3yr) · renewal £281 (3yr)
Vehicle: 1yr, varies by legacy area — HC new £131.20 (Copeland)/£147 (Allerdale)/£254 (Carlisle) · HC renewal £131.20/£110/£212 · PHV new £131.20/£125/£244 · PHV renewal £131.20/£105/£185
Operator: Copeland: new £171 (3yr)/£198 (5yr), renewal £150 (3yr)/£198 (5yr) · Allerdale: £218 (5yr) · Carlisle 1yr/5yr: 1-5 vehicles £232/£550 · 6-10 £310/£700 · 11-20 £360/£810 · 21-30 £408/£975

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (cumberland.gov.uk)

Dacorum

Driver: 3yr: HC or PH new £339 · renewal £266 · dual new £376 · dual renewal £308 (2026-27 schedule)
Vehicle: Annual: HC new £449 · HC renewal £329 · PH new and renewal £297 (test recharged at cost, currently £52)
Operator: 5yr: new 0-3 vehicles £537 · new 4 or more vehicles £901 · renewal 1-3 vehicles £537 · renewal 4 or more vehicles £901

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (dacorum.gov.uk)

Darlington

Driver: HC and PH/dual identical: grant £177 (1yr) · £345 (3yr) · renewal £84 (1yr) · £252 (3yr) · plus DBS £49.50
Vehicle: HC grant £404 · renewal £373 · PH grant £389 · renewal £357 · electric or disabled-access 25% off (HC £303/£279 · PH £291/£268). Fees exclude plate, decal and tariff costs. Licence duration not stated in the schedule
Operator: Grant £557 (1yr) · £1,218 (5yr) · renewal £368 (1yr) · £1,029 (5yr) · plus operator levy per PHV operated £11 (1yr) · £53 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (darlington.gov.uk)

Dartford

Driver: HC 3yr new £180 + £10 deposit · renewal £130 · PH 3yr new £170 + £10 deposit · renewal £130 · dual 3yr new £240 + £10 deposit · renewal £185
Vehicle: HC new £320 + £20 deposit · renewal £270 (1yr) · PH new £280 + £20 deposit · renewal £250 (1yr)
Operator: PH operator 5yr £1,060 · 1yr £310

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (dartford.gov.uk)

Denbighshire

Driver: New or renewal £270 (3yr) · new £250 (1yr) · renewal £170 (1yr) · renewal in the third year £200 (1yr) · all exclude DBS · knowledge test resit £40
Vehicle: HC and PH £200 (1yr, new or renewal) · transfer to a new holder £60
Operator: £420 (5yr, up to 10 vehicles) · £250 for each further block of up to 10 vehicles

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (denbighshire.gov.uk)

Derby

Driver: New £170 (1yr) · £340 (3yr) · renewal £305 (3yr) - the council's 2026-27 schedule. Knowledge test £85, mandatory safeguarding course £60 and enhanced DBS charged separately
Vehicle: Private hire £104 · Hackney £211 new/£124 renewal
Operator: £113 per vehicle (5-yearly)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (derby.gov.uk)

Derbyshire Dales

Driver: New or renewal £224.03 (3yr) plus DBS £49.50 + DCC admin £13.50 + DDDC admin £2.83 · knowledge test £42.23
Vehicle: HC £414.88 · PH £414.88 (annual, includes 2 inspections) · brand new vehicle, no initial inspection £331.66 · 6-month £206.00 (new vehicle) or £288.40 (with inspection)
Operator: £556.82 (5yr) - note: PDF is titled 'Licensing Fees April 2026 to March 2027' but the taxi columns are headed 'Fee 2025/2026', so the council contradicts itself on which year applies

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (derbyshiredales.gov.uk)

Dorset

Driver: Single new: 1yr £180/3yr £210 · dual £210 · renewal: 1yr £120/3yr £150
Vehicle: Private hire £200 · Hackney (non-Weymouth) £200 · Hackney (Weymouth/Portland) new £260/renewal £240
Operator: 5yr £440 · 1yr £130 (flat rate)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)

Dover

Driver: 3yr: grant £325 · renewal £310 | 1yr: grant £140 · renewal £125 (DBS £51, full knowledge test resit £52, part resit £26)
Vehicle: HC annual £355 · HC electric/hybrid or wheelchair accessible £265 · HC electric/hybrid and wheelchair accessible £195 | PH annual £285 · PH electric/hybrid or wheelchair accessible £210 · PH electric/hybrid and wheelchair accessible £157
Operator: 5yr: 1-5 vehicles £400 · 6-10 £690 · 11+ £970 | 1yr: 1-5 £100 · 6-10 £160 · 11+ £220

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (dover.gov.uk)

Dudley

Driver: Single (HC or PH): £258 (1yr)/£486 (3yr) grant, £129/£322 renewal, +£10 badge. Dual: £325/£688 grant, £178/£491 renewal, +£27 badge
Vehicle: £256 new · £245 renewal
Operator: £455 (1yr) · £1,296 (3yr) · £2,046 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (dudley.gov.uk)

Dumfries and Galloway

Driver: Taxi or private hire driver licence £131 · temporary licence up to 6 weeks £79 (duration not stated)
Vehicle: Taxi or private hire vehicle licence (council calls it an 'operator licence') £434 · wheelchair accessible vehicle £230 · temporary licence up to 6 weeks £260 (duration not stated)
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland; the council's 'operator licence' is the vehicle licence. It does licence booking offices: taxi/private hire booking office £434 · temporary licence up to 6 weeks £260

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (dumfriesandgalloway.gov.uk)

Dundee

Driver: Taxi driver £235 · Private hire driver £235 (annual, renews 31 May)
Vehicle: No separate council vehicle-licence fee found — vehicle testing/plating billed via approved garages
Operator: Taxi operator £280 · Private hire operator £270 (annual, renews 31 May)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (dundeecity.gov.uk)

Durham

Driver: Single: £86 (1yr)/£149 (2yr)/£212 (3yr) · Joint taxi+PH: £119/£212/£296
Vehicle: £252/yr + £65.24 per test (≈£382.48 under 10yrs old, ≈£447.72 over 10yrs)
Operator: £150 (1yr) up to £609 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (durham.gov.uk)

East Ayrshire

Driver: Taxi / private hire car driver grant £216 · renewal £156 (3yr - schedule states licences are for three years unless otherwise stated) · fees from 1 August 2025
Vehicle: Taxi operator (vehicle) £523 · Private hire car operator (vehicle) £523 (3yr) · vehicle certificate of compliance £134 charged separately · fees from 1 August 2025
Operator: Taxi / private hire car booking office - public £363 · booking office - non-public £242 (3yr). Note: East Ayrshire calls the VEHICLE licence a taxi / private hire car 'operator' licence - that fee is in the vehicle column, not here

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (east-ayrshire.gov.uk)

East Cambridgeshire

Driver: Joint HC/PH or standard PH: new £160 (1yr) · £400 (3yr) · renewal £120 (1yr) · £360 (3yr) · excludes DVLA £5 and DBS £51.80 (fees in effect from 25 Dec 2025)
Vehicle: 12 months, new or renewal: HC £190 · PH £160
Operator: 1yr: 1 vehicle £126 · 2-5 £156 · 6-10 £186 · 11+ £216 · 5yr: 1 vehicle £627 · 2-5 £737 · 6-10 £847 · 11+ £957

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eastcambs.gov.uk)

East Devon

Driver: HC 3yr £229 · HC 1yr £104 · PH 3yr £229 (£171 if HC badge held) · PH 1yr £104 (£77 if HC badge held) · badge deposit £15 refundable · DBS £44 + £23 admin
Vehicle: HC and PH both £262 (annual) · £150 (6 month) · trailer-permitted £292 / £180
Operator: 5yr £390 · 1yr £130 (council states these fees came into effect 1 Oct 2015; page last updated 8 Jul 2026)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eastdevon.gov.uk)

East Dunbartonshire

Driver: Taxi / private hire driver £307 (3yr) (2025/26 schedule, applies to applications from 1 April 2025)
Vehicle: Taxi / private hire vehicle £562 (3yr) (2025/26 schedule, applies to applications from 1 April 2025)
Operator: Taxi / private hire booking office £800 (duration not stated). Note: East Dunbartonshire titles its VEHICLE licence page 'taxi or private hire operators' - that fee is in the vehicle column, not here

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eastdunbarton.gov.uk)

East Hampshire

Driver: HC/PH/restricted: new £173 (1yr) · renewal £168 (1yr) · new £235 (3yr) · renewal £204 (3yr) · knowledge test £41
Vehicle: One fee covers HC and PH: new £161 · renewal £161 (annual) · temporary vehicle licence £69 · transfer of proprietor £40
Operator: 1yr £146 · 5yr £355

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (easthants.gov.uk)

East Hertfordshire

Driver: Dual/PH driver new £343 (1yr) · £394 (3yr) · renewal £234 (1yr) · £284 (3yr) · published schedule is headed 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026, so it may be out of date
Vehicle: Annual: HC new £400 · HC renewal £318 · PH new £308 · PH renewal £287
Operator: New £267 (1yr) · £302 (5yr) · renewal £267 (1yr) · £296 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eastherts.gov.uk)

East Lindsey

Driver: New £196 · renewal £165, plus enhanced DBS £44
Vehicle: HC £170 · PH £170 (incl vehicle ID plate) — new vehicle prices apply from 25 May 2026
Operator: PH operator £374 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (e-lindsey.gov.uk)

East Lothian

Driver: Taxi or PHC driver grant/renewal £224 (1yr) · renewal £335 (3yr) · medical £55 - source booklet is headed 'Licensing Fees 2026/27' although the file is still named Fees_booklet_2025.docx
Vehicle: Vehicle operator's licence, taxi or PHC, grant and renewal £481 (1yr) · substitute vehicle £97 (28 days) - no separate taxi/PHC rate published
Operator: Booking office licence £224 grant and renewal (3yr). Naming quirk: the council calls the VEHICLE licence a 'vehicle operator's licence' and charges £481 for it - that is the vehicle fee, not a booking office fee

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eastlothian.gov.uk)

East Renfrewshire

Driver: Taxi driver or private hire car driver (same fee) £112 (1yr) · £212 (2yr) · £302 (3yr)
Vehicle: Taxi £249 (1yr) · £475 (2yr) · £673 (3yr) · PHC £249 (1yr) · £475 (2yr) · £673 (3yr) · wheelchair accessible vehicle no charge
Operator: Taxi booking office licence £324 (1yr) · £617 (2yr) · £877 (3yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk)

East Riding of Yorkshire

Driver: New 1yr £200 · new 3yr £385 · renewal 3yr £295 · renewal 1yr (exceptional cases) £124 · restricted PH driver (LEA contracts) £155 · dual-driver qualification £105 (DBS approx £90 extra). Fees as published in the council's 1 April 2026 fee notice
Vehicle: HC new £265 · HC renewal £230 · PH new £265 · PH renewal £230 · limousine/executive new and renewal £300 (all 12 months). The council's separate PH vehicle page still quotes £255 for renewal
Operator: 5yr: fleets under 30 vehicles £550 (flat, all bands) · 30+ vehicles £2,667 · 1yr by special request £142 · attaching extra vehicles now free

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eastriding.gov.uk)

East Staffordshire

Driver: New £365 · renewal £357 (3yr; HC, PH or combined)
Vehicle: HC or PH new £195 · renewal £178 (annual)
Operator: 5yr: 1-10 vehicles £498 · over 10 vehicles £515 (new or renewal)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eaststaffsbc.gov.uk)

East Suffolk

Driver: Pre-application test £35 · initial application £200 · 3yr licence/badge £300 (renewal fee not separately published)
Vehicle: HC £302 (electric/hybrid £226 · wheelchair accessible £151) · PH £257 (electric/hybrid £192 · wheelchair accessible £128), annual
Operator: 5yr: owner-driver £305 · 2-5 cars £400 · more than 5 cars £900

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eastsuffolk.gov.uk)

Eastbourne

Driver: Application £375 · licence £580 (3yr) · £213 (1yr, exceptional circumstances) · DBS £114 · knowledge retest £87 dual, £71 PH
Vehicle: £308 (annual, HC and PH same fee) · new full livery set £125
Operator: 5yr: up to 5 vehicles £368 · 6-10 £578 · 11-20 £840 · 21-40 £1,365 · 41-80 £2,394 · 80-100 £2,940 · 101+ £3,675

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk)

Eastleigh

Driver: HC grant and renewal £190 (3yr) · PH grant and renewal £190 (3yr) · plus badge fees £8-£10 · knowledge test £40 · DBS £49.50 (schedule last varied 1 December 2024)
Vehicle: HC £200 (annual) · PH £190 (annual), grant and renewal, plus £15 plate fee · grant of 6 months or less £100 · temporary vehicle (2 months) £90 (schedule last varied 1 December 2024)
Operator: £565 (5yr, grant and renewal)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eastleigh.gov.uk)

Eden

Driver: Not published. Eden District Council was abolished in 2023 and the licensing authority is now Westmorland and Furness Council, which has not merged the three legacy fee schedules - and unlike the retained Barrow and South Lakeland pages, the retained eden.gov.uk licensing pages carry no taxi fee schedule at all. Ring Licensing on 01768 212273 or email Admin.Licensing@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk for the current figures
Vehicle: Not published on the retained Eden pages - see the driver note
Operator: Not published on the retained Eden pages - see the driver note

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eden.gov.uk)

Edinburgh

Driver: New £246 (1yr) · renewal £151 (1yr) or £231 (3yr)
Vehicle: New £853 (1yr) · renewal £463 (1yr) or £540 with vehicle variation
Operator: Booking office: new £1,496 (1yr) · renewal £1,046 (1yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (edinburgh.gov.uk)

Elmbridge

Driver: HC and PH the same: 1yr new £315 · 1yr renewal £301 · 3yr new or renewal £529.90 (DBS £75.50 extra). Schedule states it applies from 1 April 2024, so is not the current financial year
Vehicle: HC 1yr new £330.40 · HC renewal £273 · PH 1yr new £331.80 · PH renewal £277.20. Schedule states it applies from 1 April 2024
Operator: 1-2 vehicles: 1yr £412.30 · 3yr £798.70 | 3-10: 1yr £499.10 · 3yr £928.90 | 11+: 1yr £585.90 · 3yr £1,102.50 (new and renewal same). Schedule states it applies from 1 April 2024

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (elmbridge.gov.uk)

Epping Forest

Driver: £235 (3yr, same new or renewal); driver test £40. From the council's 2025/26 fees and charges schedule (Cabinet 3 Feb 2025) - no taxi fee page on the council website and no later schedule published, so may be out of date
Vehicle: Annual, no HC/PH split: new £285.50 (plus £30 plate deposit for new vehicles) · renewal £285.50 · transfer £68
Operator: Annual: 1 vehicle only £108.50 · more than 1 vehicle £417.50

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (eppingforestdc.gov.uk)

Epsom and Ewell

Driver: HC £340 · PH £305 (3yr)
Vehicle: HC £330 · PH £320 (1yr) · hybrid or electric £265 HC/£250 PH
Operator: 5yr: 1-5 vehicles £1,170 · 6-25 £1,700 · 26+ £2,220

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (epsom-ewell.gov.uk)

Erewash

Driver: New application and renewal £245 (3yr) · £85 (1yr) · knowledge test £38 · DBS £49.50 - page is headed 2025/2026 and in force 1 April 2025, no 2026/27 schedule published
Vehicle: Annual, same for HC and PH: standard (101g/km CO2+) £288 under 5yr old (1 test) · £331 over 5yr old (2 tests) · low-emission discounts 75-100g/km £259.20 / £297.90, 1-74g/km £230.40 / £264.80, 0g/km £201.60 / £231.70 · transfer £120
Operator: £441 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (erewash.gov.uk)

Exeter

Driver: Combined/private hire: £330 (3yr)
Vehicle: Hackney £445/yr · Private hire £345/yr
Operator: £180 (1yr) · £690 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (exeter.gov.uk)

Falkirk

Driver: Taxi driver or private hire car driver new £273.50 (first licence max 1yr) · renewal £139.90 (1yr) / £337.70 (3yr) · knowledge test £52.50 (not available at present). 2025/26 schedule
Vehicle: Taxi operator (vehicle) licence new £320.10 (first licence max 1yr) · renewal £173.90 (1yr) / £415.80 (3yr) · private hire car operator (vehicle) licence identical · registration of 1st vehicle on plates £56.70 · change of vehicle £50.40. 2025/26 schedule
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland; Falkirk's 'operator licence' is the vehicle licence. It does licence booking offices: taxi or private hire booking office £267.20 (3yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (falkirk.gov.uk)

Fareham

Driver: HC or PH: 1yr £80 · 3yr £197 · dual: 1yr £114 · 3yr £254 (2026/27 schedule)
Vehicle: HC £244 · PH £244 (duration not stated in the fee schedule) · transfer £244
Operator: 1yr £234 · 3yr £571 · 5yr £1,033

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (fareham.gov.uk)

Fenland

Driver: New 3yr £263 · new 1yr £128 · renewal 3yr £236 · renewal 1yr £101 (same for HC and PH) · knowledge test £67
Vehicle: HC £165 · PH £146 (new and renewal; duration not stated)
Operator: PH operator, same for grant and renewal - 1yr: up to 3 vehicles £95 · up to 10 £171 · up to 20 £243 · over 20 £330; 5yr: up to 3 £281 · up to 10 £448 · up to 20 £610 · over 20 £789

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (fenland.gov.uk)

Fife

Driver: Taxi/private hire driver £80 (1yr) · £195 (3yr) · temporary licence up to 6 weeks £49. List of approved fees with effect from 1 April 2026
Vehicle: Taxi operator (vehicle) licence £267 (1yr) · £614 (3yr) · private hire car operator (vehicle) licence £267 (1yr) · £614 (3yr), each plus a separate £113 certificate of compliance fee · substitution of vehicle £30 · partnership addition £30. List of approved fees with effect from 1 April 2026
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland; Fife's 'operator licence' is the vehicle licence. It does licence booking offices: taxi/private hire car booking office £625 (3yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (fife.gov.uk)

Flintshire

Driver: Joint HC/PH: grant £147.66 (3yr) · £81.55 (12mth) · renewal £190.16 (1yr) · £256.27 (3yr) · plus pre-licensing checks for a new driver £242.22 and DBS £49.50. Council schedule carries no stated year and includes visibly out-of-date rows elsewhere
Vehicle: Not split HC/PH, charged six-monthly: new vehicle £121.59 · renewal £102.70 (per 6 months) · plus plate deposit £17.71
Operator: PH operator grant or renewal £296.30 (1yr) · £730.73 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (flintshire.gov.uk)

Folkestone and Hythe

Driver: PH driver £377.20 · dual driver £377.20 (3yr) · knowledge test £75.90 · enhanced DBS £58.50
Vehicle: HC and PH £300 (annual)
Operator: 5yr: single vehicle £130 · multiple vehicle £1,050

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (folkestone-hythe.gov.uk)

Forest of Dean

Driver: Dual HC/PH new £326 · renewal £240 (3yr)
Vehicle: HC new £334 · renewal £240; PH new £326 · renewal £240 (duration not stated)
Operator: PH operator: 5yr new/renewal £522 · 1yr new/renewal £131

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (fdean.gov.uk)

Fylde

Driver: New 1yr £154.50 · new 3yr £257.50 · renewal 1yr £103 · renewal 3yr £203 (approved 2026/27 schedule; combined driver fees are the same)
Vehicle: HC £213 · PH £213 (per application)
Operator: 5yr: 1-5 vehicles £343 · 6-10 £365 · 11+ £393.50

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (fylde.gov.uk)

Gateshead

Driver: £51.90 (1yr)/£86.90(2yr)/£121.90(3yr) · dual £84/£119/£154
Vehicle: £180.30 (duration not stated — 6-month test cycle implied)
Operator: £157 (yr1) + £105/yr for years 2-5 (5yr structure)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (democracy.gateshead.gov.uk)

Gedling

Driver: £263 (1yr) · £474 (3yr)
Vehicle: £210 per 6 months (incl £102 inspection + £108 licence fee; HC & PHV)
Operator: 1yr: 1 vehicle £80 · 2-5 £162 · 6-10 £362 · 11-25 £726 · 26-50 £1,453 · 51+ £2,798 · 5yr: £375/£729/£1,729/£3,546/£7,181/£13,906

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (gedling.gov.uk)

Glasgow

Driver: Taxi driver's licence grant £208 · renewal £208 · private hire car driver's licence grant £208 · renewal £208 (3yr) · temporary grant £88 · topographical test £30 · duplicate badge £14. Fees from April 2026
Vehicle: Taxi licence grant £517 · renewal £517 · private hire car licence grant £517 · renewal £517 (3yr) · temporary grant £217 · substitute vehicle £35 · taxi identification plate £14 each · full set of PHC plates with bracket £35 (PHC applicants must pay for plates when lodging the application). Fees from April 2026
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland, but Glasgow licences booking offices: booking office £383 (3yr) · temporary £383. Fees from April 2026

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (glasgow.gov.uk)

Gloucester

Driver: New: 1yr £132/3yr £289 · renewal: 1yr £93/3yr £241
Vehicle: £222/yr (hackney and private hire same)
Operator: 1yr: micro(≤3) £352, small(4-10) £727, medium(11-30) £1,173, large(31+) £1,759 · 5yr: £1,407-£7,038

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (democracy.gloucester.gov.uk)

Gosport

Driver: HC or PH 1yr £125 · 3yr £290 · dual (both licences) £170 · dual 3yr £425 (knowledge test £55, drugs test £43.50, DBS at cost)
Vehicle: HC £345 · PH £345 (duration not stated in schedule; taxi page says vehicle licences renewed annually)
Operator: PH operator 1yr £335 · 3yr £790 · 5yr £1,330

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (gosport.gov.uk)

Gravesham

Driver: PH/HC driver licence £224 (3yr) · enhanced DBS £91 · street knowledge test £91 · regrade HC to PH or back £28
Vehicle: One fee covers HC and PH: £320 (1yr) · temporary vehicle after accident £83 · change of ownership £47 · regrade HC to PH or back £63
Operator: 1yr: up to 5 vehicles £248 · over 5 £489 · 5yr: up to 5 vehicles £731 · over 5 £1,454. Figures from the council's published 2026-27 Fees and Charges schedule, whose column is still headed 'Proposed 2026-27 Charge'. Licensing is a shared Gravesham/Medway service

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (gravesham.gov.uk)

Great Yarmouth

Driver: 3yr £240 · 1yr (exceptional circumstances only) £175 (2026/27 schedule) · knowledge test £30
Vehicle: First class HC £300 · second class HC £325 · PH vehicle £300 (2026/27 schedule)
Operator: 5yr: 1-10 vehicles £425 · 11-20 £534 · 20+ £773 (2026/27 schedule)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (great-yarmouth.gov.uk)

Guildford

Driver: HC/PH £413.34 new or renewal (knowledge test £27.62 PH/£49.63 HC extra) (2026/27)
Vehicle: HC £298.38 · PH £292.05 (new or renewal)
Operator: £2,473.87 new or renewal

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (guildford.gov.uk)

Gwynedd

Driver: Joint HC/PH driver (incl ID badge) £268.90 (1yr) · £367.90 (3yr), plus DBS £59 — 2026/27 schedule, no separate renewal rate published
Vehicle: HC £224.60 · PH £224.60 (annual) · school transport vehicle £171 — 2026/27 schedule
Operator: £257 (1yr) · £300 (3yr) · £358 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (gwynedd.llyw.cymru)

Halton

Driver: Grant £210 · renewal £192 (both include £38 DBS fee)
Vehicle: HC £268 · PH £248
Operator: Grant or renewal £300 (1yr)/£600 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (halton.gov.uk)

Harborough

Driver: New £485 · renewal £367 (3yr); with DBS done by 3rd party new £428 · renewal £310
Vehicle: HC/PH same fee: new £306 (incl plate deposit) · renewal £274 (annual). Page notes vehicle licence fees are subject to consultation
Operator: 5yr: new £841 · renewal £799

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (harborough.gov.uk)

Harlow

Driver: £240 (1yr) · £405 (3yr), paid in two halves. DBS £44 plus £13 update service. No separate renewal fee published
Vehicle: HC £298 · PH £298 (annual, new and renewal). Compliance test £50
Operator: £298 (1yr) · £710 (5yr), same for new and renewal

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (harlow.gov.uk)

Hart

Driver: 3yr new £312 · 3yr renewal £255 (DBS £49.50, knowledge test £36, medical adviser £35 all extra). Licensing is run by the Basingstoke and Deane / Hart shared licensing service, which publishes Hart's fees
Vehicle: HC, PH and exemption vehicles new £284 · renewal £284 · temporary licence £121 (2026/27 schedule; the table column is headed 'proposed charge')
Operator: New: max 5 vehicles £536 · max 10 £764 · max 15 £878 · max 25 £992 · max 35 £1,106 · 36+ £1,562. The schedule lists a second unlabelled band set (max 5 £468 · max 10 £696 · max 15 £810 · max 25 £924 · max 35 £1,038 · 36+ £1,494) which is not marked new or renewal

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (basingstoke.gov.uk)

Hartlepool

Driver: New 1yr £180 · new 3yr £350 · renewal 1yr £160 · renewal 3yr £325 (2026/27 schedule)
Vehicle: HC and PH same fee - new £390 · renewal £350
Operator: 1yr new: under 5 vehicles £535 · 5-10 £695 · over 10 £745 · 1yr renewal: under 5 £405 · 5-10 £565 · over 10 £680 · 5yr new: under 5 £1,570 · 5-10 £2,220 · over 10 £2,750 · 5yr renewal: under 5 £1,365 · 5-10 £2,060 · over 10 £2,605

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (hartlepool.gov.uk)

Hastings

Driver: HC/PH driver £177 (1yr)/£440 (3yr)
Vehicle: HC £272 · PH £272
Operator: 1yr: 1 vehicle £144 · 2-20 £220 · 21-70 £470 · 71+ £1,482 · 5yr: 1 vehicle £404 · 2-20 £739 · 21-70 £1,992 · 71+ £7,033

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (hastings.gov.uk)

Havant

Driver: New £298 · renewal £223 (3yr, combined HC/PH)
Vehicle: HC new £348 · HC renewal £334 · PH new £218 · PH renewal £204 (annual)
Operator: 5yr £539 · 1yr £339

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (havant.gov.uk)

Herefordshire, County of

Driver: Dual driver badge 1yr £314.48 · 2yr £417.89 (incl 1 annual check) · 3yr £624.71 (incl 2 annual checks); fee includes medical referral and knowledge test for new applicants (2026/27)
Vehicle: HC/PH vehicle 1yr new, renewal or transfer of plate £425.35 (includes vehicle compliance test)
Operator: 3yr: 1 vehicle £162.04 · 2-5 £254.79 · over 5 £529.83 (incl 1 office inspection) · 5yr: 1 vehicle £252.65 · 2-5 £436.01 · over 5 £727.05 (incl 2 office inspections)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (herefordshire.gov.uk)

Hertsmere

Driver: 1yr: new £302 · renewal £207 · 3yr: new £394 · renewal £299 (plus £51 assessment interview)
Vehicle: HC and PH the same: new £269 · renewal £269 (duration not stated on the fee page)
Operator: 5yr: 1 vehicle £393 · 2-5 £537 · 6-10 £796 · 11-20 £1,083 · 21-50 £1,251 · 50-200 £3,264 · 200+ £6,141

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (hertsmere.gov.uk)

High Peak

Driver: New 3yr badge (incl first knowledge test) £350 · renewal 3yr £300 · over-65s new 1yr £160 · over-65s renewal 1yr £110
Vehicle: HC/PH vehicle new (incl brackets & plates) £260 · annual renewal £210 (same fee both types)
Operator: 1-3 vehicles: grant 1yr £175 · renewal 1yr £150 · renewal 5yr £600 | 4-10: £225 / £200 / £800 | 11-30: £275 / £250 / £1,000 | 31-50: £550 / £450 / £1,800 | 51+: £1,000 / £900 / £3,600

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (highpeak.gov.uk)

Highland

Driver: Taxi driver's licence £326 · PHC driver's licence £326 (single rate, no separate new/renewal price published; duration not stated). Fees from 1 April 2025
Vehicle: Taxi operator's (vehicle) licence £506 · PHC operator's (vehicle) licence £506 · vehicle inspection £114 (£134 with MOT) · substitute vehicle £77 · plate £30 (duration not stated). Fees from 1 April 2025
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland; Highland's 'operator licence' is the vehicle licence. It does licence booking offices: taxi/PHC booking office £404 (duration not stated)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (highland.gov.uk)

Hinckley and Bosworth

Driver: New or renewal £187.85 (3yr) · plus DBS £53.80 payable to council = £241.65 total
Vehicle: HC and PH same £182.15 (annual)
Operator: 5yr £264.70

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk)

Horsham

Driver: Dual badge (3yr): grant £581 · renewal £444, plus the DAVIS fee · conditions/knowledge test £46 · re-test or non-attendance £56
Vehicle: HC 1yr: first application £427 · renewal £388 · electric £61 · electric renewal £300 · HC 3yr: grant £420 · renewal £300 · PH 1yr: grant £388 · renewal £349 · electric £61 · electric renewal £349 · PH 3yr: grant £322 · renewal £305 · transfer £78. 3yr licences carry the DAVIS fee on top
Operator: 5yr: up to 1 vehicle £1,013 · 2-5 £1,714 · 6-12 £3,084 · 13-25 £5,648 · 26-50 £11,606 · 51+ £12,954

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (horsham.gov.uk)

Hull

Driver: Grant £110 (1yr)/£231 (3yr) · renewal £77 (1yr)/£204 (3yr)
Vehicle: Grant £199 (£139 if granted Aug-Oct) · renewal £177 — all expire 31 Oct regardless of issue date
Operator: Grant/renewal £86 (1yr, incl. 1 vehicle)/£382 (5yr) · +£15/yr per extra vehicle

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (hull.gov.uk)

Huntingdonshire

Driver: New £238 (3yr) · renewal £170 (3yr) · £121 (1yr where determined)
Vehicle: HC & PHV: new £316 · renewal £242 (1yr)
Operator: 5yr: new £582 · renewal £470 · 1yr £146 (where permitted)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (huntingdonshire.gov.uk)

Hyndburn

Driver: Joint driver grant £246 (3yr, excludes DBS) · renewal £173 (3yr) · knowledge test £20 (latest published schedule is dated October 2024)
Vehicle: HC grant £152 (12mo) · £109 (6mo) · £95 (4mo) · HC renewal £124 (12mo) · £81 (6mo) · £68 (4mo) · PH grant £127 (12mo) · £105 (6mo) · £98 (4mo) · PH renewal £78 (12mo) · £58 (6mo) · £51 (4mo) · bracket £15 extra if needed (October 2024 schedule)
Operator: 1yr grant: 1 vehicle £162 · 2-10 £259 · 11-25 £356 · 26+ £585 · 1yr renewal: £122 · £219 · £316 · £551 · 5yr grant: £490 · £955 · £1,435 · £2,390 · 5yr renewal: £431 · £917 · £1,403 · £2,375 (October 2024 schedule)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (hyndburnbc.gov.uk)

Inverclyde

Driver: Taxi driver's licence (one licence covers taxi and private hire licensed vehicles) £102 (duration not stated) · fees effective 1 April 2026
Vehicle: Taxi operator (vehicle) £483 · Private hire car operator (vehicle) £483 (duration not stated) · vehicle test and meter test charged separately, annual test with meter £187.85 · fees effective 1 April 2026
Operator: Taxi / private hire booking office £856 · renewal £856 (duration not stated). Note: Inverclyde calls the VEHICLE licence a taxi / private hire 'operator' licence - that fee is in the vehicle column, not here

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (inverclyde.gov.uk)

Isle of Anglesey

Driver: £372 new and renewal (3yr)
Vehicle: £250 new and renewal, HC and PH same (duration not stated); plates extra - new £77.25, renewal £51.50
Operator: 5yr: £585

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (anglesey.gov.wales)

Isle of Wight

Driver: Grant £250 (3yr) · renewal £200 (3yr) · knowledge test £40 · replacement badge £25
Vehicle: Grant £270 · renewal £270 (PH also pays for door stickers) · replacement vehicle £160 · transfer of interest £70 · replacement plate £30. Same fee for HC and PH
Operator: 5yr £240

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (iow.gov.uk)

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Driver: Schedule states effective 1 April 2025 - no newer one published. Combined driver grant £192 (1yr) · £382 (3yr) · renewal £154 (1yr) · £347 (3yr). DBS £57.50 · knowledge test £53
Vehicle: HC saloon grant £159 · renewal £149. HC wheelchair accessible grant £191 · renewal £149. PH grant £148 · renewal £133 (all 1yr)
Operator: 1 vehicle grant £110 (1yr) · £304 (5yr), renewal £93 / £288 · 2-10 grant £125 / £407, renewal £108 / £391 · 11-20 grant £148 / £585, renewal £132 / £569 · over 20 grant £217 / £995, renewal £200 / £979

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (west-norfolk.gov.uk)

Kirklees

Driver: New: £100 (1yr)/£262 (3yr) · renewal £88 (1yr)/£250 (3yr)
Vehicle: £128 new (1yr) · £120 renewal (1yr) · transfer £43
Operator: ≤2 vehicles: £100 (1yr)/£477 (5yr) · 3+ vehicles: £243 (1yr)/£1,224 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (democracy.kirklees.gov.uk)

Knowsley

Driver: New: 1yr £66/3yr £110 · renewal: 1yr £60.50/3yr £104.50
Vehicle: Under 8yrs new £242(12mo)/renewal £231 · 8+yrs new £176(6mo)/renewal £170.50
Operator: 1 vehicle £242(1yr)/£847(5yr) · 2-10 £308/£1,078 · 11-50 £467.50/£1,628 · 51+ £550/£1,920

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (knowsley.gov.uk)

Lancaster

Driver: Annual new £143/renewal £134 · 3yr new £362/renewal £336
Vehicle: Hackney annual £233, 6mo £116.50 · Private hire annual £211, 6mo £105.50
Operator: 1 vehicle £199(1yr)/£855(5yr) · 2-10 £249/£1,106 · 11-25 £309/£1,460 · 26+ £417/£1,962

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (lancaster.gov.uk)

Leeds

Driver: £120 application (+£30 admin, +£70 DBS) · renewal £150/yr or £390/3yr
Vehicle: £135 application (+£45 inspection) · renewal £135/yr
Operator: £500 application · renewal £350–£600/yr or £1,500–£3,000/5yr

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (leeds.gov.uk)

Leicester

Driver: New: 1yr £121/2yr £163 · renewal: 1yr £98/2yr £140/3yr £183
Vehicle: £224 new or renewal (hackney and private hire same, duration not stated)
Operator: 1 vehicle £480(1yr)/£2,069(5yr) · 2-20 £572/£2,526 · 21+ £676/£3,044

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (leicester.gov.uk)

Lewes

Driver: Application £409 + licence £567 (3yr) · £218 (1yr, exceptional circumstances) · DBS £114
Vehicle: £340 (1yr, HC & PHV)
Operator: 5yr: up to 5 vehicles £490 · 6-10 £625 · 11-20 £895 · 21-40 £1,440 · 41-80 £2,530 · 80-100 £3,070 · 101+ £3,500

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk)

Lichfield

Driver: New £245 · renewal £220 (3yr combined HC/PH; plus DBS £61.88 + £16/yr paid direct to DBS)
Vehicle: New HC £205 · new PH £205 · renewal HC £185 · renewal PH £185 · executive hire/special events £250 (duration not stated on page)
Operator: 5yr: £370 per vehicle

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (lichfielddc.gov.uk)

Lincoln

Driver: Hackney £148.20(1yr)/£277.10(3yr) · Private hire £117.20/£254.10
Vehicle: Hackney £157/yr · Private hire £128/yr
Operator: 5yr: under 10 vehicles £422 · 10+ vehicles £1,255

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (lincoln.gov.uk)

Liverpool

Driver: £75 (1yr) · £180 (3yr) — raised July 2024, first rise in about 15 years
Vehicle: Not published. Liverpool's vehicle and plate pages carry no fee at all, and there is no licensing fee schedule on the site — checked again 8 Aug 2026. Ask the licensing team direct
Operator: £800 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (liverpool.gov.uk)

London (TfL)

Driver: £138 application + £205 grant (≈£343, up to ≈£531 with assessments)
Vehicle: See TfL vehicle licensing pages
Operator: See TfL operator licensing pages

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (tfl.gov.uk)

Luton

Driver: Dual 3yr: grant £616.25/renewal £463.50 · Single 3yr: grant £490.75/renewal £338
Vehicle: Private hire £382.90/yr · Hackney £458.40/yr (all-in, incl. plates)
Operator: £3,450 (5yr) · £712 (1yr, if requested in writing)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (luton.gov.uk)

Maidstone

Driver: HC/dual: initial £408 (3yr) or £168 (1yr) · renewal £399 (3yr) or £147 (1yr). PH only: initial £313 (3yr) or £189 (1yr) · renewal £308 (3yr) or £166 (1yr). DBS £49.50 extra
Vehicle: HC new and renewal £379 (1yr, includes £29 demand survey and £10 TV monitor) · PH new and renewal £350 (1yr)
Operator: 5yr initial £638 · 5yr renewal £536 · 3yr initial £446 · 3yr renewal £362 · 1yr initial £257 · 1yr renewal £170

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (maidstone.gov.uk)

Maldon

Driver: Dual driver £303 (3yr). Enhanced DBS via TaxiPlus/Personnel Checks £75.49 extra. No separate new/renewal fee published
Vehicle: HC and PH same fee £304 (annual) · wheelchair accessible vehicles £228 (25% discount). Replacement or transfer of vehicle: no fee
Operator: PH operator £293 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (maldon.gov.uk)

Malvern Hills

Driver: Dual HC/PH driver £314 · PH-only driver £314 · knowledge test £27 · upgrade PH to dual £28 · DBS check £69 · replacement licence £31. Duration not stated on the schedule. Licensing is run by Worcestershire Regulatory Services
Vehicle: HC £348 · PH £348 · fully electric HC or PH £0 · temporary HC licence (4 months) £262 · transfer of ownership £44 · replacement external plate £40 · internal plate £31
Operator: 5yr: 1-3 vehicles £893 · 3+ vehicles £1,016

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (malvernhills.gov.uk)

Manchester

Driver: New £255 · renewal £254 (duration not stated on the fee page) · skills assessment £42 · knowledge test £74 · ID and right-to-work appointment £38
Vehicle: PH new £148 · renewal £144 · variation (replacement) and renewal £162 · HC renewal £302 · variation (replacement) and renewal £320. Vehicle tests charged on top: £60 (under 3yrs, one test) · £120 (3-8yrs, two tests) · £180 (8yrs+, three tests) · transfer £77. Manchester publishes no HC new-application fee, only renewal and variation
Operator: New, renewal or additional base £2,790 (5yr) · licence amendment £30

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (manchester.gov.uk)

Mansfield

Driver: New £323 (3yr) · £311 (2yr) · £298 (1yr). Renewal £257 (3yr) · £245 (2yr) · £233 (1yr) · DBS £63.50 on application and yearly after unless on update service · lost badge £26
Vehicle: HC £341 (all application types) · PH £311 (all application types) · 25% discount for hybrid and electric vehicles · transfer £58 · annual taxi test £56 paid at Hermitage Lane
Operator: By licence length: 1yr £450 · 2yr £551 · 3yr £653 · 4yr £753 · 5yr £855. Licence fees are not in Mansfield's Fees and Charges 2026-27 schedule; they are printed on the undated application forms in the council's taxi licence forms download pack, so may lag the current year. Test fee £56 is from the 2026-27 schedule

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (mansfield.gov.uk)

Medway

Driver: 3yr £224 (same fee new/renewal) · knowledge test £91
Vehicle: All vehicles (HC and PH) £194 (annual)
Operator: 5yr: up to 5 vehicles £731 · over 5 £1,454 | 1yr: up to 5 £248 · over 5 £489

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (medway.gov.uk)

Melton

Driver: New £362 · renewal £324 (3yr standard); 2yr special circumstances new £250 · renewal £227; 1yr new £136 · renewal £119
Vehicle: HC/PH same fee: new £118 · renewal £107 (annual); alternative fuel new £88 · renewal £80; wheelchair accessible no fee
Operator: 5yr: new £960 · renewal £830

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (melton.gov.uk)

Mendip

Driver: Mendip was abolished in 2023 and is now the Mendip licensing zone of Somerset Council; these are Somerset's 2026-27 fees. Grant: application fee £173 plus licence fee £58 (1yr) / £102 (2yr) / £146 (3yr) · renewal: application fee £131 plus the same licence fee. Replacement badge £17
Vehicle: Somerset Council 2026-27 fees. HC grant (incl internal plate) £118 · PH grant £124 · renewal £103 for both · temporary or replacement vehicle 3-month licence £69
Operator: Somerset Council 2026-27 fees. Grant: application fee £56 plus £45 (1yr) / £88 (2yr) / £132 (3yr) / £176 (4yr) / £220 (5yr) · renewal: application fee £53 plus the same licence fee

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (somerset.gov.uk)

Merthyr Tydfil

Driver: New £272 · renewal £230 (3yr) - listed as Hackney Carriage driver fees; no separate private hire driver fee is published
Vehicle: HC new £169 · HC renewal £154 · PH £154 (annual)
Operator: 5yr £115 (new and renewal)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (merthyr.gov.uk)

Mid Devon

Driver: Dual new 1yr £170 · new 3yr £329 · renewal 1yr £151 · renewal 3yr £324
Vehicle: HC new £217 · HC renewal £204 · PH new £213 · PH renewal £200 (plus 2-month temporary HC £102 / PH £98)
Operator: New 1yr £138 · 3yr £294 · 5yr £445 · renewal 1yr £123 · 3yr £279 · 5yr £430

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (middevon.gov.uk)

Mid Suffolk

Driver: Combined HC/PHV driver £141 new and renewal. TWO COUNCIL DOCUMENTS DISAGREE: the published 2024/25 fee schedule says £141, while the 2026/27 Cabinet appendix shows £322 against the same line in its own "2024/25 historic" column. The Cabinet report notes some drivers now pay up front for three years, which may explain an annual £141 against a three-year £322, but neither document says so. Duration not stated
Vehicle: HC new and renewal £345 · PH new and renewal £293.50 · vehicle change £156 · transfer of vehicle licence £70 · change PH to HC or HC to PH £70. 2024/25 schedule
Operator: £158-£234 or £350-£411 depending on the number of vehicles, same fee for new and renewal. Duration not stated. Frozen at 2024/25 levels through 2026/27 pending local government reorganisation

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (midsuffolk.gov.uk)

Mid Sussex

Driver: HC and PH new £259 (3yr) · £128 (1yr) · renewal £220 (3yr) — from 1 Apr 2026
Vehicle: HC £315 · PH £310 (annual, new and renewal) — from 1 Apr 2026
Operator: 5yr new: 0-2 vehicles £548 · 3-30 £808 · 31+ £1,068 · 5yr renewal £507 · £767 · £1,027 (1yr new £219 · £266 · £320)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (midsussex.gov.uk)

Middlesbrough

Driver: New £221 (1yr)/£306 (3yr) · renewal £122 (1yr)/£209 (3yr)
Vehicle: Hackney new £154 · Private hire new £140 (renewal varies £140–£192 by vehicle age)
Operator: New £646 (1yr)/£1,246 (5yr) · renewal £571 (1yr)/£1,207 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (middlesbrough.gov.uk)

Midlothian

Driver: Taxi driver new £179 · renewal £179 (1yr) or £315 (3yr) · PHC driver new £128 · renewal £128 (1yr) or £226 (3yr) - fees from 1 Apr 2026
Vehicle: Taxi £112 application + £508 on grant · renewal £620 · PHC £112 application + £490 on grant · renewal £602 (duration not stated) - fees from 1 Apr 2026
Operator: Taxi/PHC booking office licence (premises taking bookings for 4+ vehicles) £441 new · £441 renewal (duration not stated)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (midlothian.gov.uk)

Milton Keynes

Driver: Combined licence: £305 initial · £285.50 renewal (3yr)
Vehicle: Private hire new £390/yr, renewal £384/yr · Hackney new £394.50/yr, renewal £386.50/yr
Operator: 1-4 vehicles: £424 new/£410 renewal (annual) · 50+: £1,696.50/£1,681

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (milton-keynes.gov.uk)

Mole Valley

Driver: HC driver £176.50 · PH driver £176.50 (new and renewal, 3yr licence) · add second HC/PH licence £40.50 (council contradicts itself: taxi page quotes a £215 driver application fee)
Vehicle: HC £459.50 · PH metered £459.50 · PH non-metered £444.50 (new and renewal; duration not stated)
Operator: PH operator 5yr £555.50

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (molevalley.gov.uk)

Monmouthshire

Driver: New £364.80 (3yr, includes DBS fee) · renewal £260 (duration not stated)
Vehicle: HC new £326 · HC renewal £256 · PH new £284 · PH renewal £231 (durations not stated)
Operator: New £1,134 · renewal £1,122 (duration not stated)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (monmouthshire.gov.uk)

Moray

Driver: Taxi or private hire driver grant £279 · renewal £225 (3yr, council may grant shorter). Fees effective 1 April 2026
Vehicle: Taxi or private hire vehicle (operator) licence £484 · vehicle substitution £405 · plates £26 (3yr, council may grant shorter). Fees effective 1 April 2026
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland; Moray licences booking offices instead: taxi booking office (4 or more cars) £591 (duration not stated)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (moray.gov.uk)

Na h-Eileanan Siar

Driver: Taxi or PHC driver new £80 · renewal £60, licence usually valid 3 years (council's own Taxi/PHC driver application guidance, Oct 2024 version)
Vehicle: Not published, though the licence runs 3 years with an annual certificate of vehicle fitness. Taxi licensing here sits with the Licensing Standards Officer, outside the Environmental Health schedule, so no amount appears in the civic government licensing fee table, the Municipal Services fees and charges, the draft budget book, or any committee paper. Email LicensingSupport@cne-siar.gov.uk for the figure
Operator: No booking office licence found: taxi/PHC booking offices do not appear in the council's published civic government licensing fee table or its list of civic government licences, so none appears to be designated here under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (cne-siar.gov.uk)

Neath Port Talbot

Driver: Grant £159 (1yr) · £282 (3yr) · renewal £89 (1yr) · £225 (3yr) · plus DBS £55.50 and knowledge test £30
Vehicle: HC and PH the same: grant £327 · renewal £275 · replacement £126 (duration not stated on the fees pages)
Operator: Grant £220 (1yr) · renewal £200 (1yr) · grant £660 (5yr) · renewal £650 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (npt.gov.uk)

New Forest

Driver: Dual HC/PH £172 new or renewal (3yr) (2026/27 schedule)
Vehicle: £177 (1yr, HC or PH, incl plate)
Operator: £533 new or renewal (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (newforest.gov.uk)

Newark and Sherwood

Driver: £240 for a 3yr licence (one dual licence covers both HC and PH) · knowledge test £45. Renewal fee not published
Vehicle: HC £250 (annual) · PH £190 (annual)
Operator: £380 plus £40 per vehicle. Council does not publish the licence duration

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk)

Newcastle

Driver: HC or PH driver: new £120 (1yr)/£180 (3yr) · renewal £60 (1yr)/£180 (3yr) · dual status: new £150 (1yr)/£210 (3yr) · renewal £90 (1yr)/£210 (3yr) · locality test re-sit £24. The 3yr option includes the DBS/DVLA fee and saves £60 (HC or PH) or £120 (dual)
Vehicle: HC new £258 · renewal £250 (includes new plate) · PH new £255 · renewal £240 (includes new plate and platform) · test fees charged on top
Operator: £328 (1yr, new or renewal) · £1,400 (5yr, new or renewal)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (newcastle.gov.uk)

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Driver: Dual HC/PH £261 (3yr)
Vehicle: HC £202 · PH £188 (annual)
Operator: £319

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (newcastle-staffs.gov.uk)

Newport

Driver: £249 (3yr licence) · £83 per instalment option
Vehicle: £83 (under 5yrs) · £114 (5-10yrs) · £166 (over 10yrs)
Operator: £1,000 (1-9 vehicles) up to £2,500 (35+ vehicles)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (democracy.newport.gov.uk)

North Ayrshire

Driver: Taxi driver full £103 (1yr) · £242 (3yr) · Private hire car driver full £103 (1yr) · £242 (3yr)
Vehicle: Taxi operator (vehicle) full £463 (1yr) · £800 (3yr) · Private hire car operator (vehicle) full £428 (1yr) · £718 (3yr) · vehicle inspection £107 charged separately
Operator: Booking office with public access £415 · booking office without public access £277 (duration not stated). Note: North Ayrshire calls the VEHICLE licence a taxi / private hire car 'operator' licence - that fee is in the vehicle column, not here

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (north-ayrshire.gov.uk)

North Devon

Driver: Grant £228 (1yr) · £401 (3yr) · renewal £138 (1yr) · £301 (3yr). Initial test £31 · re-take £12 · safeguarding training £15 · ID verification £12
Vehicle: HC £204 · PH £142. Meter test and reseal £29 · plate deposit £50
Operator: £71 (1yr) · £213 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (northdevon.gov.uk)

North East Derbyshire

Driver: Combined HC/PH (or single) driver licence: 1yr £194 · 2yr £256 · 3yr £311, plus the DBS fee if required (driver theory test £50, replacement badge £17)
Vehicle: HC and PH vehicle licences are six-month licences: new £151 · renewal £123 · transfer of ownership £23 · vehicle test incl MOT where requested £78 · replacement plate £26
Operator: 1yr £291 · 2yr £369 · 3yr £447 · 4yr £526 · 5yr £604

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (ne-derbyshire.gov.uk)

North East Lincolnshire

Driver: Combined HC/PH: new £370 (3yr) · renewal £269-£324 (3yr, lower fee if renewed by 15th of month) (from 1 Apr 2026)
Vehicle: New HC £310/PH £291 (1yr) · renewal HC £270/PH £261 (1yr, under 5yrs old) · HC £192/PH £175 (6mo, over 5yrs)
Operator: New £593 · renewal £576 (5yr, incl 1 vehicle; +£8 per additional vehicle)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (nelincs.gov.uk)

North Hertfordshire

Driver: Same fee new or renewal: 1yr £164 · 3yr £294 · 6mth £131.50 (new driver appointment £121.25 and DBS £79 extra)
Vehicle: HC and PH the same: 1yr £205.75 · 6mth £144.25 · electric 1yr £103 · hybrid 1yr £137.25
Operator: 5yr £593.75

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (north-herts.gov.uk)

North Kesteven

Driver: 1yr: new £155.10 · renewal £159.36 | 3yr: new £224.14 · renewal £228.41
Vehicle: HC/PH new or renewal £138.90 (full plate set) · £130.10 (partial plate set, excludes bracket)
Operator: PH operator 5yr: grant £212.54 · renewal £217.37

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (n-kesteven.gov.uk)

North Lanarkshire

Driver: Taxi driver grant £203 · renewal £185 · private hire driver grant £203 · renewal £185 (duration not stated)
Vehicle: Taxi operator (vehicle) licence grant £560 · renewal £492 · private hire car (vehicle) licence £366 grant and renewal · substitute vehicle plate £31 excluding test fee (duration not stated)
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland; North Lanarkshire's 'taxi operator' fee is the vehicle licence. It does licence booking offices: taxi/private hire booking office grant £365 · renewal £238 (duration not stated)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (northlanarkshire.gov.uk)

North Lincolnshire

Driver: Dual HC+PH new £288 · renewal £272 · HC only new £279 · renewal £239 · PH only new £256 · renewal £256 (max 3yr)
Vehicle: HC £258 (£191 app + £67 licence) · PH £227 (£160 app + £67 licence). Duration not stated in the published schedule
Operator: 1yr £293 (£243 app + £50 licence) · 5yr £609 (£243 app + £366 licence)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (northlincs.gov.uk)

North Norfolk

Driver: 3yr: new £139.90 · renewal £107.36 (2026/27)
Vehicle: HC: new £85.53 · renewal £39.34 (renewal without plate £27.34) · PH: new £49 · renewal £134.68 (renewal without plate £122.68) (2026/27)
Operator: PH operator: new £0.00 · renewal £0.00 (no fee charged in 2026/27)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (north-norfolk.gov.uk)

North Northamptonshire

Driver: £262 (3yr, new or renewal, HC & PHV combined)
Vehicle: Hackney £262 · PHV £239 (1yr, new or renewal)
Operator: £328 (5yr, new or renewal)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (northnorthants.gov.uk)

North Somerset

Driver: 3yr: licence £200 + non-returnable application fee £65 (new or renewal); knowledge test HC £70 · PH £50 (Fees and Charges 2026-27)
Vehicle: First grant: HC £240 · PH £250 (incl plates and test) + £85 application fee · Annual renewal: HC £185 · PH £195 + £85 application fee
Operator: 3yr: up to 2 vehicles £450 · 3-5 £750 · 6-10 £1,350 · 11+ £2,850 · 21+ £3,750

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (n-somerset.gov.uk)

North Tyneside

Driver: New: 1yr £141/2yr £203/3yr £265 · renewal: 1yr £107/2yr £169/3yr £231
Vehicle: Under 4yrs new £209/renewal £197 · Over 4yrs new £247/renewal £235
Operator: 1yr new £354/renewal £325 · 5yr new £1,360/renewal £1,331

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (northtyneside.gov.uk)

North Warwickshire

Driver: £251 (3yr, includes badge); enhanced DBS £74 extra
Vehicle: HC £297 · PH £297 (annual); vehicle plate £35 extra
Operator: 5yr: £310

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (northwarks.gov.uk)

North West Leicestershire

Driver: Grant/renewal £130 (1yr) · renewal £215 (2yr) · renewal £301 (3yr) · knowledge test £53
Vehicle: HC/PH same scale: vehicle over 6 years old £364 · under 6 years £302. Wheelchair accessible 25% off (£273 / £226); ULEV 15% off
Operator: 1yr £298 · 2yr £553 · 3yr £757 · 4yr £960 · 5yr £1,164

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (nwleics.gov.uk)

North Yorkshire

Driver: New £255 (1yr)/£445 (3yr) · renewal £135 (1yr)/£300 (3yr)
Vehicle: HC new £370 · renewal £310 · PH new £360 · renewal £305 (12mth) · wheelchair accessible vehicles currently free
Operator: New or renewal £250 (1yr)/£655 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (northyorks.gov.uk)

Northumberland

Driver: £85(1yr)/£122(2yr)/£159(3yr), incl. badge
Vehicle: £241/yr, incl. door insignia and plate
Operator: 1yr £110 · 5yr £502

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (northumberland.gov.uk)

Norwich

Driver: Hackney 3yr: £436 application + £103 later payment, renewal £282.50 · Private hire 3yr: £303 + £90, renewal £226.50
Vehicle: Hackney £165/yr · Private hire £128.50/yr
Operator: £945.50 application (5yr) · £903 renewal

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (new.norwich.gov.uk)

Nottingham

Driver: £148 (1yr) · £260 (3yr) — new or renewal same rate
Vehicle: £210 (1yr) · £105 (6mo) — private hire and hackney same
Operator: £1,340 new (5yr) · £1,275 renewal (5yr) + £21 per vehicle

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (nottinghamcity.org.uk)

Nuneaton and Bedworth

Driver: New (3yr, all-in) £521 · renewal (3yr, all-in) £371
Vehicle: £280/yr all-in (£188 licence + £92 test)
Operator: First year £223 · 3yr renewal £184 · 5yr renewal £305

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk)

Oadby and Wigston

Driver: Joint HC/PH driver £365 (3yr, new and renewal) · competency test £60 — 2026/27 fees and charges book
Vehicle: HC and PH £365 (annual) · electric vehicle £182.50 · ULEV or wheelchair accessible £274 — 2026/27
Operator: 5yr: 1-5 vehicles £1,090 · 6-10 £1,610 · 11+ £2,140

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (oadby-wigston.gov.uk)

Oldham

Driver: New £196 · renewal £118 (3yr)
Vehicle: Hackney new £183/renewal £168 · Private hire new £182/renewal £168
Operator: 1 vehicle £156(1yr)/£456(5yr) up to 400+ vehicles £871/£4,026

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (oldham.gov.uk)

Orkney Islands

Driver: Taxi or PHC driver £96.00 (1yr) or £243.00 (3yr), fee includes badge · replacement ID badge £42.70 - fees from 1 Apr 2026
Vehicle: Taxi or PHC vehicle £343.00 (1yr) or £903.00 (3yr), fee includes plates, no separate taxi/PHC rate · permanent substitution £343.00 to end of licence · temporary substitution £343.00 (3 months) · replacement plates £51.50 external, £25.80 internal - fees from 1 Apr 2026
Operator: Taxi and PHC booking office licence £206.00 (1yr) or £555.00 (3yr) - fees from 1 Apr 2026

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (orkney.gov.uk)

Oxford

Driver: Hackney £452.40 · Private hire £407.40 (both new/renewal, 3yr max validity)
Vehicle: Hackney £472 standard/£354 ULEV (1yr) · Private hire £309 standard/£190 zero-emission/£112 WAV (1yr)
Operator: Not found — not on the vehicle/driver fee pages checked

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (oxford.gov.uk)

Pembrokeshire

Driver: 1yr £170 + DBS fee · 3yr £340 + DBS fee
Vehicle: HC/PH same scale - new (under 8yr) £300 · new (over 8yr) £370 (incl 2 MOTs) · renewal (under 8yr) £284 · renewal (over 8yr) £354
Operator: 5yr £460

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (pembrokeshire.gov.uk)

Pendle

Driver: New £93 (1yr)/£224 (3yr) · renewal £82 (1yr)/£214 (3yr) (HC, PHV & dual same)
Vehicle: HC new £133 (6mo)/£204 (12mo), renewal £116/£187 · PHV new £117 (6mo)/£178 (12mo), renewal £104/£165
Operator: 1yr/5yr: 1 vehicle £240/£1,311 · 2-5 £303/£1,341 · 6-10 £318/£1,394 · 11-20 £343/£1,483 · 21-30 £376/£1,602 · 31-40 £410/£1,721 · 41-50+ £443/£1,797

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (pendle.gov.uk)

Perth and Kinross

Driver: Taxi or PHC driver new £161 (1yr) or £225 (3yr) · renewal £132 (1yr) or £196 (3yr)
Vehicle: Taxi 'operator' (vehicle) licence: car £309 · ultra low hybrid/electric £150 · wheelchair accessible £77. Private hire car: car £260 · ultra low hybrid/electric £127 · wheelchair accessible £66 (duration not stated). Council warns fees change every year
Operator: No operator licence in Scotland (booking offices are not separately licensed under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (pkc.gov.uk)

Peterborough

Driver: £114 per year, every driver type - the schedule shows this in its 'Existing charge' column · alongside it a 'Proposed charge' column would move the council to 3-year licences at £475 new Hackney · £435 new Private hire · £246 renewal, and adoption could not be confirmed
Vehicle: Hackney £185 + £55 test · Private hire £151 + £55 test
Operator: Existing charge, annual: 1-5 vehicles £178 · 6-10 £361 · 11-15 £544 · 16-20 £721 · 21+ £904 · the same proposed schedule would move to 5-year licences at £794 (1-5) up to £4,354 (51+) plus a £20 new-application surcharge, adoption not confirmed

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (democracy.peterborough.gov.uk)

Plymouth

Driver: Hackney £190 (1yr)/£500 (3yr) · Private hire £134 (1yr)/£336 (3yr)
Vehicle: Hackney £369/yr · Private hire £184/yr
Operator: £135 (1yr)/£578 (5yr), + £3.80/yr per vehicle (or £19 for 5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (plymouth.gov.uk)

Portsmouth

Driver: £133 (1yr) · £349 (3yr) — grant or renewal, effective Apr 2026
Vehicle: £225 grant or renewal
Operator: £868 (1yr) · £3,996 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (portsmouth.gov.uk)

Powys

Driver: Joint HC/PH driver £332 (3yr) · £183 (1yr), plus enhanced DBS £49.50 and knowledge test £50. Powys publishes no separate renewal rate — its fee schedule sets one driver licence fee that applies to renewals as well as grants. Rose from £300 effective 1 Apr 2026
Vehicle: HC £168 · PH £168 (annual), plus plate bracket £11.30 · door stickers £7.50
Operator: £373 (5yr), plus standard DBS £21.50 if operator is not a licensed driver

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (powys.gov.uk)

Preston

Driver: New £129 (1yr)/£153 (2yr)/£176 (3yr) · renewal £106/£129/£152 · +£42 knowledge test
Vehicle: New £196 · renewal £151 · transfer £60
Operator: 1-30 vehicles: £137 (1yr)/£451 (5yr) · 60+ vehicles: £184/£686

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (preston.gov.uk)

Reading

Driver: Hackney £328 · Private hire £319 (+£57.90 DBS fee separately)
Vehicle: Hackney £439 · Private hire £315 · Executive PH £352
Operator: 1-3 vehicles £806 (1yr)/£2,125 (5yr) up to 101+ vehicles £5,181 (1yr)/£18,851 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (reading.gov.uk)

Redcar and Cleveland

Driver: New 1yr £186 · new 3yr £421 · renewal 1yr £158 · renewal 3yr £393 (DBS £64.20 extra)
Vehicle: HC new £330 · HC renewal £309 · PH new £323 · PH renewal £303
Operator: 1yr £231 · 5yr £1,025 (new and renewal alike)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (redcar-cleveland.gov.uk)

Redditch

Driver: Dual HC/PH £180 (3yr) · PH only £180 (3yr) · plus new-application admin charge £45 · knowledge test £28 · DBS check £67
Vehicle: HC £308.50 · PH £308.50 · temporary HC/PH £231.40 (2026-27 schedule states no duration)
Operator: 5yr: 1-3 vehicles £708.90 · £18.90 per additional vehicle

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (redditchbc.gov.uk)

Reigate and Banstead

Driver: HC or PH first application £318 · renewal £297 (3yr) · 1yr restricted PH licence £95
Vehicle: HC or PH £231 (vehicle under 3yrs old)/£277 (over 3yrs old), annual
Operator: 1yr: 1-5 vehicles £247 new/£154 renewal up to 100+ £870/£777 · 5yr: 1-5 £725/£632 up to 100+ £3,840/£3,747

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (reigate-banstead.gov.uk)

Renfrewshire

Driver: Taxi or private hire driver licence new grant £69 · renewal £133 (duration not stated; renewal costs more than a new grant on the council's own table, which usually means the grant is a shorter first licence)
Vehicle: Taxi or private hire car licence new grant £242 · renewal £363 · variation eg substitution of vehicle £42 · surrender and re-issue of taxi licence £92 · one taxi plate £42 · private hire plate with stickers £53 (duration not stated)
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland, but Renfrewshire licences booking offices: taxi or private hire booking office new grant £380 · renewal £753 (duration not stated)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (renfrewshire.gov.uk)

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Driver: Joint HC/PH grant or renewal £152 (3yr) council fee, plus enhanced DBS £49.50 — total to applicant £201.50 — 2026/27 schedule updated 26 May 2026
Vehicle: HC £305 · PH £305 (annual, grant and renewal) · limousine/speciality PH £316 — 2026/27 schedule
Operator: 5yr: up to 4 vehicles £441 · over 4 vehicles £516

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (rctcbc.gov.uk)

Ribble Valley

Driver: 1yr £80.50 · 3yr £213.00 (new and renewal same fee)
Vehicle: HC/PH combined scale by age: up to 3yrs £227 (annual) · over 3 to 7yrs £120 (6 months) · over 7yrs £85 (4 months)
Operator: 5 vehicles or fewer: 1yr £208 · 3yr £552 · 5yr £919 (additional vehicles £17 / £44 / £72)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (ribblevalley.gov.uk)

Rochdale

Driver: New: 1yr £110/3yr £258 · renewal: 1yr £74/3yr £222 · dual new £168/£420, renewal £126/£378
Vehicle: New £339 · renewal £291 + private MOT
Operator: 1 vehicle £208(1yr)/£1,042(5yr) up to 71+ vehicles £1,495/£7,478

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (rochdale.gov.uk)

Rochford

Driver: 1yr grant £192 · 1yr renewal £175 · 3yr grant £424 · 3yr renewal £374 (same for combined HC and PH or single) (from 1 April 2026)
Vehicle: HC £280 · PH £280 (grant or renewal, annual)
Operator: 1yr: 1 vehicle £106 · 2-5 £122 · 6-10 £190 · 11+ £250 · 5yr: 1 vehicle £280 · 2-5 £360 · 6-10 £700 · 11+ £1,000

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (rochford.gov.uk)

Rossendale

Driver: HC or PH driver £270 (3yr) · Basic Skills/Knowledge & Conditions Assessment £70 (non-refundable) · DVLA licence check via Personnel Checks £14.40 (covers 3 annual checks)
Vehicle: HC and PH the same: application fee £110, then licence £106 per 6 months
Operator: Application form states 1yr £205 · 3yr £335 · 5yr £465, but a later page of the SAME form (revised May 2025) states 1yr £196 · 3yr £321 · 5yr £446 - the council's own document contradicts itself

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (rossendale.gov.uk)

Rother

Driver: Dual driver new 3yr £595 · renewal 3yr £550 · new 1yr £298 · renewal 1yr £275 (page labels these 'from 01/04/2026')
Vehicle: HC and PH both: new £353 · renewal £309 (duration not stated)
Operator: PH operator under 20 vehicles: 3yr £353 · 5yr £574; 20+ vehicles: 3yr £706 · 5yr £1,148

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (rother.gov.uk)

Rotherham

Driver: New: 1yr £160/3yr £234 · renewal: 1yr £90/3yr £164 (excl. DBS)
Vehicle: £188/yr incl. first test and plate
Operator: 1yr only: 1-3 vehicles £161 · 4-20 £215 · 21-40 £505 · 40+ £743

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (rotherham.gov.uk)

Rugby

Driver: Dual new £480 · dual renewal £480 · PH new £480 · PH renewal £470 (all 3yr) - schedule is dated 'fees apply from 1 August 2022' and has not been updated since
Vehicle: HC new £200 · HC renewal £190 (annual) · PH new £200 · PH renewal £190 (annual) · 6-monthly renewal for older vehicles £100 · transfer £190
Operator: 5yr, new and renewal the same: 1-4 vehicles £790 · 5-9 £860 · 10-19 £970 · 20+ £1,130

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (rugby.gov.uk)

Runnymede

Driver: New 3yr £594 · 1yr £305; renewal 3yr £510 · 1yr £219
Vehicle: HC £277 · PH £242 (duration not stated)
Operator: 5yr: 1 vehicle £782 · 2-5 £790 · 6-20 £823 · 21-40 £866 · 41-60 £909 · 61-80 £952 · 81-100 £996. 1yr: 1 vehicle £248 · 2-5 £257 · 6-20 £289 · 21-40 £332 · 41-60 £376 · 61-80 £419 · 81-100 £462

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (runnymede.gov.uk)

Rushcliffe

Driver: New: 3yr £345 · 1yr £199 · Renewal: 3yr £315 · 1yr £164
Vehicle: Vehicle application £228 (same for HC and PH) · extra vehicle test £58
Operator: 5yr: base £1,060 · 5-7 vehicles £2,030 · 8-11 £2,580 · 12-18 £3,560 · 19-26 £4,670 · 27-35 £5,920 · 36-62 £9,670 · 63+ £9,810

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (rushcliffe.gov.uk)

Rushmoor

Driver: New 1yr £262.10 · new 3yr £325 · renewal 1yr £219.57 · renewal 3yr £275
Vehicle: HC new £202.02 · HC renewal £198.78 · PH new £174.59 · PH renewal £171.34 (annual)
Operator: Over 1 vehicle new: 1yr £457.90 · 3yr £743.08 · 5yr £1,028.26 · renewal: 1yr £376.47 · 3yr £661.65 · 5yr £946.83 · 1 vehicle only new: 1yr £332.82 · 3yr £367.84 · 5yr £402.86 · renewal: 1yr £251.39 · 3yr £286.41 · 5yr £321.43

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (rushmoor.gov.uk)

Rutland

Driver: 3yr: HC or PH £138 (from 8 June 2026; £133 before that) · convert to HC £55
Vehicle: Annual: HC £225 · PH £225 (from 8 June 2026; £218 before that)
Operator: 5yr: 1-5 vehicles £477 · 6-10 £573 · 11-30 £690 · 31-50 £828 · over 50 £1,002 (from 8 June 2026)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (rutland.gov.uk)

Salford

Driver: New ≈£283 + £80 driving assessment · renewal £108 (3yr) + £49.50 DBS
Vehicle: Hackney £247 (12mo) · Private hire £123 (6mo)
Operator: 1 vehicle: £140 (1yr)/£424 (5yr) · 21+ vehicles: £410 (1yr)/£1,774 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (salford.gov.uk)

Sandwell

Driver: Single: £104/yr or £303 (3yr) · Dual: £155/yr or £454 (3yr)
Vehicle: New £297.50–£298.50 (under 5yrs)/£289 (over 5yrs) · renewal £270.50/£289
Operator: 1yr £624 new/£520 renewal · 5yr £2,500 new/£2,250 renewal, +£30 admin fee

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (sandwell.gov.uk)

Scottish Borders

Driver: Taxi driver grant or renewal £134 (1yr) · private hire car driver grant or renewal £134 (1yr)
Vehicle: Taxi vehicle £939 (3yr) · private hire car £939 (3yr) - payable in one go or as three annual instalments of £313
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland; the council licences booking offices instead: taxi/private hire booking office £342 (3yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (scotborders.gov.uk)

Sedgemoor

Driver: Sedgemoor District Council was abolished in 2023 and is now a licensing zone of Somerset Council, whose county-wide 2026-27 register applies with no per-zone variation: grant application fee £173 plus licence fee £58 (1yr) · £102 (2yr) · £146 (3yr) · renewal application fee £131 plus the same licence fee · knowledge test £74
Vehicle: HC grant £118 · PH grant £124 (includes internal plate) · HC and PH renewal £103 (12 months) · temporary or replacement vehicle 3mth £69 · MOT and plate test not included
Operator: Grant application fee £56 plus licence fee £45 (1yr) · £88 (2yr) · £132 (3yr) · £176 (4yr) · £220 (5yr) · renewal application fee £53 plus the same licence fee

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (somerset.gov.uk)

Sefton

Driver: New/renewal (3yr) £126 · new application fee £50 · minimum renewal £60
Vehicle: 1yr £160 · 6mo £95
Operator: 5yr only: 1-2 vehicles £250 · 3-50 £1,200 · 51-100 £1,500 · 100+ £1,700

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (sefton.gov.uk)

Sevenoaks

Driver: HC, PH and dual all the same: new £280 (3yr) · £236 (1yr) · renewal £194 (3yr) · £135 (1yr) · knowledge test £54 · DBS £49.50 plus £32 admin (2026/27 schedule)
Vehicle: Annual, new and renewal: HC £344 · PH £315
Operator: New £792 (5yr) · £569 (3yr) · £343 (1yr) · renewal £622 (5yr) · £397 (3yr) · £174 (1yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (sevenoaks.gov.uk)

Sheffield

Driver: New or renewal, same price: £223 (1yr) · £245 (2yr) · £268 (3yr) · knowledge test £87 · driving test £75 · DBS £49.50
Vehicle: HC and PH £212 (new or renewal) · compliance test PH £54 · HC £59 · transfer of vehicle £33 · change of registration £55
Operator: 1yr: 1-10 vehicles £531 · 11-50 £664 · 51-100 £1,993 · 101-250 £4,650 · over 250 £6,643 · 5yr: 1-10 £2,510 · 11-50 £3,137 · 51-100 £6,274 · 101-250 £9,411 · over 250 £12,548 (2, 3 and 4 year terms also published)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (sheffield.gov.uk)

Shetland Islands

Driver: Taxi or PHC driver £90 (3yr)
Vehicle: Taxi or PHC vehicle licence, which the council itself also calls an "operator licence": grant £410 · renewal £137 (1yr) · plate deposit £32 · vehicle inspection £57.40
Operator: Booking office licence £115 (3yr), needed if you take bookings for 4 or more vehicles. Note the council uses "operator licence" as another name for the VEHICLE licence, not for a booking office

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (coins.shetland.gov.uk)

Shropshire

Driver: 3yr joint badge new £339-£341 · renewal £291-£323
Vehicle: Hackney new £203-£213/renewal £206-£231 · Private hire new £213-£224/renewal £219-£230
Operator: 5yr: small (≤30, 1 base) new £375-£479/renewal £417-£522 · large (31+) new £985-£1,034/renewal £956-£1,186

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (shropshire.gov.uk)

Slough

Driver: New £486 (3yr) · renewal £333 (1yr)/£399 (3yr) (HC and PH)
Vehicle: New £376 · renewal £272 (up to 1yr, HC and PH; no new HC applications accepted)
Operator: New £600 (1yr)/£1,135 (5yr, any fleet) · renewal banded by fleet £548.50-£2,019.60 (1yr)/£1,083.50-£8,439.20 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (slough.gov.uk)

Solihull

Driver: £61.50 application charge + £387 (3yr) · renewal £387 (3yr)
Vehicle: £182 new · £171 renewal
Operator: 5yr renewal: £488 (≤5 drivers) · £1,080 (5+ drivers)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (solihull.gov.uk)

Somerset West and Taunton

Driver: Council abolished 2023, now Somerset Council - figures are Somerset's 2026-27 schedule. New: application £173 + licence £58 (1yr) · £102 (2yr) · £146 (3yr). Renewal: application £131 + licence £58 (1yr) · £102 (2yr) · £146 (3yr). Knowledge test £74
Vehicle: HC grant £118 · PH grant £124 (incl internal plate) · HC/PH renewal £103 (annual). Temporary/replacement vehicle 3mth £69
Operator: Grant: application £56 + licence £45 (1yr) · £88 (2yr) · £132 (3yr) · £176 (4yr) · £220 (5yr). Renewal: application £53 + same licence fees

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (somerset.gov.uk)

South Ayrshire

Driver: Taxi driver £205 · Private hire car driver £205 both 3 years. NOTE: this is the council's own schedule headed 'with effect from 1st April 2018' - it is the only fee list linked from their live licensing fees page and may be out of date
Vehicle: Taxi £435 · Private hire car £400 (duration not stated) · vehicle annual inspection £140 and substitute vehicle £175 charged separately. Same 1 April 2018 schedule - may be out of date
Operator: Taxi booking office (public access) £350 · taxi booking office (non public access) £345 (duration not stated). Same 1 April 2018 schedule - may be out of date

Checked: 01 Oct 2026 · Council source (south-ayrshire.gov.uk)

South Cambridgeshire

Driver: New £290 · renewal £175 (3yr). The £290 covers the first competency test, re-takes are £45 each. Enhanced DBS £38 and replacement badge £22 charged separately. You apply first and are then sent a payment link, which is why the grant fee used not to appear on the fees page
Vehicle: New £195 · renewal £155 (same fee for HC and PH)
Operator: 1yr £250 · 5yr £930 · 1yr renewal £205

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (scambs.gov.uk)

South Derbyshire

Driver: PH driver 3yr £265 · 2yr £190 · 1yr £135 (2026/27 schedule)
Vehicle: PH vehicle £190 · hire vehicle £121 (duration not stated; schedule lists private hire only, no hackney carriage fees)
Operator: 1-5 cars £382 · 6-20 cars £505 · 21-50 cars £684 · 51+ cars £893 (duration not stated)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southderbyshire.gov.uk)

South Gloucestershire

Driver: 3yr new £426.21 · renewal £380.74
Vehicle: 12mo new £230.52/renewal £222.35 · 6mo new £199.51
Operator: 5yr new £534.29 · renewal £419.46

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (beta.southglos.gov.uk)

South Hams

Driver: Initial application £150 · renewal 1yr £150 · renewal 3yr £312 (knowledge test £50, DBS £72 extra)
Vehicle: HC £193 · PH £170 · fully wheelchair accessible £20 · electric vehicles £24 (page states annual fees)
Operator: PH operator 1yr £150 · 5yr £500

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southhams.gov.uk)

South Holland

Driver: New £170 · renewal £153 (licence term not stated on the schedule). Replacement badge or change of name/address £27
Vehicle: HC new £240 · renewal £229. PH new £211 · renewal £198. HC transfer £107 · PH transfer £101
Operator: £197 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (sholland.gov.uk)

South Kesteven

Driver: 1yr £80 · 3yr £220 (schedule says "from 1st Feb", no year stated)
Vehicle: HC £212 · PH £231.50 (annual; 20% off LPG/hybrid/wheelchair, 50% off fully electric)
Operator: 5yr £202.50

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southkesteven.gov.uk)

South Lakeland

Driver: HC and PH alike - new 1yr £105 · new 3yr £223 · renewal 1yr £70 · renewal 3yr £163 (DBS £63.30 extra). South Lakeland was abolished in 2023; these are Westmorland and Furness Council's published fees for the South Lakeland area
Vehicle: HC new (up to 3yr old) £166 · HC new (over 3yr old) £185.77 · HC renewal (up to 3yr old) £141 · HC renewal (over 3yr old) £162.84 · HC renewal (over 8yr old) £224 · PH new (up to 3yr old) £155.08 · PH new (over 3yr old) £199 · PH renewal (up to 3yr old) £131.65 · PH renewal (over 3yr old) £174 · PH renewal (over 8yr old) £209.47 (all 1 year)
Operator: New 1yr £109 · new 5yr £385 · renewal 1yr £109 · renewal 5yr £236

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southlakeland.gov.uk)

South Lanarkshire

Driver: New taxi or private hire driver licence £225.04 · renewal £205.96 · immigration check £10.60 · route test course £5 (duration not stated)
Vehicle: Taxi operator (vehicle) licence £559.44 · taxi transfer £559.44 · private hire car £549.26 · PHC transfer £549.26 · substitute vehicle £66.11 · replacement plates £35.59 · replacement door stickers £19.06 (duration not stated)
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland; South Lanarkshire's 'operator's licence' is the vehicle licence. It does licence booking offices: booking office licence for taxis and private hire cars £830.25 (duration not stated)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southlanarkshire.gov.uk)

South Norfolk

Driver: Not published. It is a combined licence covering both South Norfolk and Broadland, runs 3 years, and DBS £44 plus DVLA check £5 are charged on top, but no amount appears on the driver pages, the licensing policy or the 2026/27 budget report. The last figure the council ever published was £360 (Cabinet, September 2023), since phased in over two years and RPI-uplifted, so today's charge is higher and unstated. Ask the licensing team
Vehicle: New £275 (12 months) · renewal £250 (12 months) or £180 (6 months) - same for HC and PH
Operator: 5yr: 1-6 vehicles £635.90 · 7-49 £786.20 · 50-99 £936.60 · 100+ £1,187.60 - licensing is shared with Broadland but these are the South Norfolk rates; no driver fee is published anywhere on the site

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk)

South Oxfordshire

Driver: £434.50 (3yr, HC & PHV)
Vehicle: 1yr — Hackney £389 (£110 zero-emission or WAV) · PHV £242 (£95 zero-emission or WAV)
Operator: 5yr: 1-2 vehicles £214.50 · 3-4 £335.50 · 5-14 £569 · 15+ £783

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southandvale.gov.uk)

South Ribble

Driver: New 3yr £190 · new 1yr £125 · renewal 3yr £175 · renewal 1yr £70 (DBS £60 extra)
Vehicle: HC new £145 · HC renewal £115 · PH new £135 · PH renewal £110 (6 month licence)
Operator: 5yr new: 1 vehicle £200 · 2-5 £580 · 6-20 £1,090 · 21+ £1,525 · 5yr renewal: 1 vehicle £215 · 2-5 £575 · 6-20 £1,085 · 21+ £1,520

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southribble.gov.uk)

South Somerset

Driver: South Somerset District Council was abolished in 2023 and is now a licensing zone of Somerset Council, whose 2026-27 fees apply: grant application fee £173 plus licence fee £58 (1yr) · £102 (2yr) · £146 (3yr) · renewal application fee £131 plus the same licence fee
Vehicle: Grant HC £118 · grant PH £124 · renewal HC and PH £103 (12 months, includes internal plate) · MOT and plate test not included
Operator: Grant application fee £56 plus licence fee £45 (1yr) · £88 (2yr) · £132 (3yr) · £176 (4yr) · £220 (5yr) · renewal application fee £53 plus the same licence fee

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (somerset.gov.uk)

South Tyneside

Driver: Single new £103 (12mth) · £193 (36mth) · renewal £84 (12mth) · £173 (36mth). Dual new £106 (12mth) · £195 (36mth) · renewal £85 (12mth) · £176 (36mth). Plus knowledge test £36
Vehicle: HC annual £328 (£327 newly registered) · HC 6mth £180 · PH annual £313 (£312 newly registered) · PH 6mth £171. Test fees not included
Operator: 12mth: 1-3 vehicles new £236 renewal £220 · 4-30 new £482 renewal £465 · 31+ new £759 renewal £723. 5yr: 1-3 new £744 renewal £727 · 4-30 new £1,964 renewal £1,950 · 31+ new £3,322 renewal £3,306

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southtyneside.gov.uk)

Southampton

Driver: Hackney £375 · Private hire £325 (3yr/triennial)
Vehicle: Hackney £180/yr · Private hire £160/yr · short-term (≤6mo) £100
Operator: £1,500 (5yr max) — tiers from £450 (1yr) to £1,235 (4yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southampton.gov.uk)

Southend-on-Sea

Driver: New (incl knowledge test, 3yr) £405 · renewal £355 (2026/27 schedule)
Vehicle: HC £405 · PH £360 (annual, 1 Mar to 28 Feb)
Operator: 5yr £1,485 · 2-3yr £1,245 · under 2yr £1,000 · 1yr (3 or fewer vehicles) £140

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southend.gov.uk)

Spelthorne

Driver: HC new 1yr £275 · 3yr £464; HC renewal 1yr £260 · 3yr £505 (council publishes the 3yr renewal higher than the 3yr new fee). PH new 1yr £280 · 3yr £466; PH renewal 1yr £262 · 3yr £494
Vehicle: HC £287 · PH £270 (annual); wheelchair accessible discounted £137 / £149
Operator: 1yr £385 · 5yr £1,082

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (spelthorne.gov.uk)

St Albans

Driver: New £406 · renewal £381 (up to 3yr) · 1yr pro rata new £136 · renewal £127 (page text elsewhere quotes £481 new and £468 renewal)
Vehicle: New £282 · renewal £263 · new electric £222 · electric renewal £203
Operator: 5yr £602

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (stalbans.gov.uk)

St. Helens

Driver: New: 3yr £199/1yr £98 · renewal: 3yr £185/1yr £75
Vehicle: £270 (12mo)
Operator: 5yr: 1 vehicle £612 up to 101+ £3,642 · 1yr: 1 vehicle £138 up to 101+ £745

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (sthelens.gov.uk)

Stafford

Driver: Dual 1yr £85.00 · dual 3yr £200.00 (plus medical £100.00, DBS £49.50, knowledge test £42.50)
Vehicle: £245.00 each licence (HC and PH the same) · electric/hybrid/plug-in incentive rate £200.00 (term not stated; annual compliance inspection implied)
Operator: PH operator (office base) £185.00 (term not stated)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (staffordbc.gov.uk)

Staffordshire Moorlands

Driver: New £350 (3yr, incl first knowledge test) · renewal £300 (3yr); over 65s 1yr new £160 · renewal £110
Vehicle: HC/PH same fee: new £260 (incl brackets and plates) · annual renewal £210
Operator: PH operator grant 1yr: 1-3 vehicles £175 · 4-10 £225 · 11-30 £275 · 31-50 £550 · 51+ £1,000. Renewal 1yr: £150 / £200 / £250 / £450 / £900. Renewal 5yr: £600 / £800 / £1,000 / £1,800 / £3,600 (no 5yr grant fee published)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (staffsmoorlands.gov.uk)

Stevenage

Driver: Dual HC/PH grant or renewal £169 (1yr) · 3yr grant/renewal £429 (DBS £99, knowledge test £173, language test £91 extra)
Vehicle: HC or PH vehicle grant/renewal or change of vehicle £279 (25% off ULEV, 50% off zero-emission)
Operator: 1yr £263 · 5yr £1,005

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (stevenage.gov.uk)

Stirling

Driver: Taxi driver £162 (1yr) · private hire car driver £162 (1yr)
Vehicle: Taxi vehicle £265 (1yr) or £723 (3yr) · private hire vehicle £179 (duration not stated). Taxi plates capped at 79
Operator: No operator licence in Scotland (booking offices are not separately licensed under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982). Stirling does issue a taxi booking office licence but publishes no fee for it, asking applicants to contact Regulatory Services

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (stirling.gov.uk)

Stockport

Driver: New: 1yr £184/3yr £225 · renewal: 1yr £116/3yr £160
Vehicle: Hackney/PH/Executive new £199/£190/£196 · renewal £167/£164/£168
Operator: Bands 1-3/4-25/26-45/46+ vehicles: 1yr new £510-£1,600 · 1yr renewal £320-£1,450 · 5yr renewal £1,200-£6,800

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (stockport.gov.uk)

Stockton-on-Tees

Driver: Grant/renewal: 1yr £93/3yr £223 · +£45 deposit, £55 DBS, £23 knowledge test
Vehicle: New: WAV £128/saloon £295 · renewal: WAV £95/saloon £220 · transfer £81
Operator: 1yr new: 1 vehicle £160, 2 vehicles £163.50 (+£3.50/extra) · 5yr new: £512/£523.20 (+£11.20/extra)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (stockton.gov.uk)

Stoke-on-Trent

Driver: £187/yr · £238 (3yr badge)
Vehicle: £268 (12mo)
Operator: £550 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (stoke.gov.uk)

Stratford-on-Avon

Driver: Dual driver 3yr new £323 · 3yr renewal £274 (knowledge test £37, driver pack £11) - 2026/27 schedule
Vehicle: HC new or reissue £481 · HC renewal £438 (annual) · PH new £402 · PH renewal £353
Operator: PH operator 5yr £1,541

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (stratford.gov.uk)

Stroud

Driver: New 3yr £324 · new 1yr £171 · renewal 3yr £260 · renewal 1yr £103 (same for taxi and PH drivers)
Vehicle: New £187 inc plate · renewal £159 (1yr; same for HC and PH) · plate deposit £25
Operator: 1-15 cars: new 5yr £510 · renewal 5yr £470 · new 1yr £159 · renewal 1yr £131; 16-30 cars 5yr new £765 · renewal £705; 30+ cars 5yr new £1,020 · renewal £940

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (stroud.gov.uk)

Sunderland

Driver: Up to 1yr £93 · 2yr £108 · 3yr £125 (excl. DBS £42/knowledge test £34)
Vehicle: Hackney £272 · Private hire £256
Operator: 1-10 vehicles £1,085 · 11-20 £1,530 · 21-30 £2,418 · 31-40 £3,306 · 41+ £4,194

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (sunderland.gov.uk)

Surrey Heath

Driver: £325 (3yr) for both HC and PH - figure taken from the council's own renewal pages; no separate new-application fee is published
Vehicle: HC £322 · PH £287 (licence term not stated on the page)
Operator: 1yr: sole £113 · more than one vehicle £220 | 5yr: sole £425 · more than one vehicle £865

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (surreyheath.gov.uk)

Swale

Driver: Aged 70 or under: £150 (3yr) · over 70: £50 (1yr). Figures from archived council pages (Aug 2025) as the live site blocks automated access - may be out of date
Vehicle: HC and PH the same: new £340 · renewal £290 (archived council page, Aug 2025 - may be out of date)
Operator: £430 (5yr) (archived council page, Sep 2025 - may be out of date)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (swale.gov.uk)

Swansea

Driver: Grant £130 (1yr)/£248 (3yr) · renewal £85 (1yr)/£201 (3yr) · knowledge test £30 per attempt · DBS x2 £111 (restricted drivers pay the same)
Vehicle: HC new £375 · renewal £305 · substitution £165 · PH and restricted PH new £290 · renewal £235 · substitution £142
Operator: Grant £350 (1yr)/£1,410 (5yr) · renewal £300 (1yr)/£1,355 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (swansea.gov.uk)

Swindon

Driver: 3yr renewal £231 (hackney and private hire same badge fee)
Vehicle: 1yr £210 (hackney and private hire same)
Operator: 5yr: 1-9 vehicles £1,925 · 10-19 £2,200 · 20 £2,475, +£60.50 per extra 10

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (swindon.gov.uk)

Tameside

Driver: New: 1yr £265-£286/3yr £431-£452 · renewal: 1yr £112-£133/3yr £309-£330
Vehicle: New: <3yrs £233(12mo)/renewal £216 · >3yrs new £140(6mo)/renewal £129
Operator: 1yr/5yr by fleet size: 1-2 vehicles £503/£2,515 up to 70+ £1,432/£7,160

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (tameside.gov.uk)

Tamworth

Driver: New/renewal 3yr: £259 total (incl £112 application fee) · DBS £70.80, driving assessment £87, DDA/safeguarding £42 all paid direct to third parties
Vehicle: HC £199 · PH £205 (new/renewal; duration not stated on fees page) · transfer £55 · re-inspection £27
Operator: New/renewal 5yr £503

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (tamworth.gov.uk)

Tandridge

Driver: Dual HC/PH 3yr £391.50 · 2yr £261 · 1yr £130.50 · PH only 3yr £285 · 2yr £190 · 1yr £95 (latest published schedule is 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026, no newer one published)
Vehicle: HC £455 · PH with meter £381.50 · PH no meter £370 (25% discount for disabled-adapted vehicles; duration not stated)
Operator: PH operator 1yr £300 · 2yr £600 · 3yr £900 · 4yr £1,200 · 5yr £1,500

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (tandridge.gov.uk)

Teignbridge

Driver: New 1yr: joint £288 · HC/PH £285 · new 3yr: joint £470 · HC/PH £459 · renewal 1yr: joint £207 · HC/PH £208 · renewal 3yr: joint £389 · HC/PH £382 (includes £40 admin fee)
Vehicle: HC and PH new £178 · renewal £135 (annual)
Operator: Annual £158 · 5yr £506

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (teignbridge.gov.uk)

Telford and Wrekin

Driver: Dual badge £175.50 (3yr)
Vehicle: Hackney £175 · Private hire standard £189 · Private hire executive £173 (12mo)
Operator: 5yr: 1-5 vehicles £655 · 6-20 £860 · 21-50 £1,000 · 50+ £1,170

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (telford.gov.uk)

Tendring

Driver: Grant or renewal, same fee: 3yr £185 · 2yr £155 · 1yr £125 (plus suitability test and application pack £37, knowledge test £27)
Vehicle: No HC/PH split: grant £312 · renewal £299 (mechanical test paid at cost to the garage on top) · change of vehicle £62
Operator: 5yr: up to 3 vehicles £445 · 4 or more vehicles £628. These are the 2026/27 fees from the council's Licensing and Registration Committee report of 2 Feb 2026, approved to take effect from April 2026 - the council website does not publish a taxi fee list

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (tendringdc.gov.uk)

Test Valley

Driver: New 1yr £106 · new 3yr £121 · renewal 1yr £72 · renewal 3yr £105 (knowledge test resit £30)
Vehicle: HC £98 · PH £98 · initial inspection £53 each · temporary change of vehicle £49 · transfer of ownership £25 · replacement plate £17
Operator: 1yr £83 · 5yr £212

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (testvalley.gov.uk)

Tewkesbury

Driver: New £310 (3yr) · renewal £273 (3yr) · 1yr £182 (sub-committee only; HC & PHV same)
Vehicle: Hackney £276 · PHV £268 (new or renewal)
Operator: 5yr: 1-3 vehicles £535 · 4-10 £2,403 · 11-25 £4,271 · 25+ £6,407 · 1yr: £133/£600/£1,134/£1,670

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (tewkesbury.gov.uk)

Thanet

Driver: New £284.30 · renewal £284.30 (3yr badge; both incl £20.80 badge + £49.50 DBS) (2026/27)
Vehicle: HC new £430.50 · PH new £402.50 · PH renewal £283.80 (1yr; WAV/hybrid discounted, EV £19.80-£37.50)
Operator: New £770 · renewal £707 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (thanet.gov.uk)

Three Rivers

Driver: Single HC or PH new £199 (1yr) · £518 (3yr) · renewal £178 (1yr) · £477 (3yr). Dual new £232 (1yr) · £612 (3yr) · renewal £227 (1yr) · £597 (3yr). DBS £52.60
Vehicle: HC/PH same scale: new £235 · renewal £197 (annual). Change of vehicle £83 · plate exemption £82.50
Operator: 1 vehicle £248 (1yr) · £1,236 (5yr) · 2-4 £327 / £1,625 · 5-10 £443 / £2,208 · 11+ £461 / £2,304

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (threerivers.gov.uk)

Thurrock

Driver: Dual HC+PH: new 1yr £215 · 3yr £510 · renewal 1yr £175 · 3yr £470. HC only: new 1yr £180 · 3yr £405 · renewal 1yr £140 · 3yr £365. PH only: new 1yr £160 · 3yr £335 · renewal 1yr £120 · 3yr £295
Vehicle: Annual, new or renewal: HC £323 (wheelchair accessible £273) · PH £359 (wheelchair accessible £309)
Operator: 1yr/5yr: 1 vehicle £90/£410 · 2-5 £295/£1,405 · 6-10 £615/£2,905 · 11-20 £910/£4,305 · 21+ £1,130/£5,355. Council's fee page is headed valid from 1 April 2025

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (thurrock.gov.uk)

Tonbridge and Malling

Driver: £311.50 (3yr, HC or PH) · dual £342.50 (both incl £49.50 DBS)
Vehicle: HC new £316 · renewal £293 · PH new £305 · renewal £293 (1yr, incl plates)
Operator: £99 per vehicle (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (tmbc.gov.uk)

Torbay

Driver: New (incl. knowledge test) £408 · renewal £294
Vehicle: Hackney new £283/renewal £207 · Private hire new £252/renewal £176 (1yr)
Operator: 1yr £125 · 5yr £500

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (torbay.gov.uk)

Torfaen

Driver: New/renewal £398 (3yr) · £384 (2yr) · £376 (1yr) · knowledge/safeguarding test paid direct to provider · DBS at cost plus Powys admin fee
Vehicle: One fee covers HC and PH: new £264 (£80 off wheelchair accessible) · renewal £228 (under 8 seats) / £283 (over 8) with £70 off wheelchair accessible or fully electric · replacement vehicle £140 · transfer £75
Operator: New/renewal £805 (duration not stated)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (torfaen.gov.uk)

Torridge

Driver: Charged as application + grant. New 1yr £150 + £100 = £250 · renewal 1yr £100 + £100 = £200 · new 3yr £150 + £300 = £450 · renewal 3yr £100 + £300 = £400
Vehicle: HC 1yr £180 application (includes £70 demand survey) + £100 grant = £280 · PH 1yr £110 + £100 = £210. Licence plate deposit £56 extra
Operator: Per vehicle: 1yr £60 + £100 = £160 · 5yr £60 + £500 = £560

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (torridge.gov.uk)

Trafford

Driver: £318.60 new (1yr) · £136.60–£297.60 renewal (1-3yr)
Vehicle: £183 + £106 compliance tests (≈£289)
Operator: 1 vehicle: £218/yr or £800/5yr · 6-10: £495/yr or £2,080/5yr · 30+: £683/yr or £2,846/5yr

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (trafford.gov.uk)

Tunbridge Wells

Driver: Dual driver licence (HC and PH) only: new £276 (3yr) · renewal £269 (3yr) · plus DBS £49.50 every 3 years, computerised knowledge test £62 per attempt and EQUO training module £82 (fees with effect from 1 Apr 2026)
Vehicle: Annual: HC new £355 · HC renewal £331 (both include £30 towards the Unmet Demand Survey) · PH new £313 · PH renewal £289
Operator: New £701 (5yr) · £467 (3yr) · £259 (1yr) · renewal £689 (5yr) · £460 (3yr) · £240 (1yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (tunbridgewells.gov.uk)

Uttlesford

Driver: £259 (3yr, new or renewal)
Vehicle: New £167.50 · renewal £147 (annual, same for HC and PH)
Operator: £556 (5yr, new or renewal)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (uttlesford.gov.uk)

Vale of Glamorgan

Driver: Grant £141 (1yr) · £245 (3yr) · renewal £115 (1yr) · £220 (3yr) · written knowledge test £42 · from the council's 18 Feb 2025 Licensing Committee fee report, effective 1 Apr 2025, because the council's live driver page publishes no fees; note the same report's comparison table quotes the 3yr grant as £243, and the report's vehicle and operator figures match the council's live fee pages, which indicates the report's fees were adopted
Vehicle: HC and PH the same: grant £267 (1yr, includes window licence, door stickers, backing plate and kit) · grant £168 (6mth) · renewal £158 (6mth) · renewal £158 (4mth) · the live fee table lists no 12-month renewal although the Feb 2025 committee report set one at £257
Operator: Grant £253 (1yr) · £680 (5yr) · renewal £232 (1yr) · £659 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (valeofglamorgan.gov.uk)

Vale of White Horse

Driver: 3yr: HC/PH driver licence £434.50 (fees from 1 April 2026)
Vehicle: Annual: HC £389 (£110 if zero emission or wheelchair accessible) · PH £242 (£95 if zero emission or wheelchair accessible)
Operator: 5yr: 1-2 vehicles £589 · 3-4 £748.50 · 5-14 £934.50 · 15+ £1,165.50

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (southandvale.gov.uk)

Wakefield

Driver: 3yr renewal: current £231/proposed £381 · first grant proposed £473(HC)/£520(PH) +£44 DBS
Vehicle: Hackney renewal 12mo: current £267/proposed £384 · Private hire: current £267/proposed £230
Operator: 5yr: proposed £1,450(new)/£1,345(renewal) · 1yr special-circumstance: current £228/£213, proposed £318/£296

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (mg.wakefield.gov.uk)

Walsall

Driver: £70 (12mo) · £125 (2yr) · £180 (3yr) · dual licence +£10
Vehicle: £250.28 new/replacement · £229.72 renewal
Operator: 5-year: £350 new / £300 renewal (1-2 vehicles) · £550 new / £500 renewal (3+ vehicles)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (go.walsall.gov.uk)

Warrington

Driver: New £170 (1yr)/£260 (3yr) · renewal £164 (1yr)/£226 (2yr)/£247 (3yr) · non-refundable application admin fee £55 · combined knowledge, safeguarding and communications test £106
Vehicle: HC new £296 · renewal £286 · PH new £267 · renewal £257 (wheelchair accessible discount: new £184 · renewal £174) · additional conditioned PH new £355 · renewal £344 · temporary replacement (3mth) £130 · transfer £99
Operator: 1yr: 1 vehicle £109 · 2-5 £191 · 6-15 £245 · 16-30 £274 · 31-60 £383 · 61-100 £492 · 101+ £956 · 5yr: 1 vehicle £497 · 2-5 £655 · 6-15 £820 · 16-30 £983 · 31-60 £1,201 · 61-100 £1,529 · 101+ £2,075

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (warrington.gov.uk)

Warwick

Driver: New £633 · renewal £609 (3yr)
Vehicle: Hackney new £223/renewal £219(12mo)/£152(6mo) · Private hire new £223/renewal £229(12mo)/£152(6mo)
Operator: New £1,491 · renewal £1,406 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (warwickdc.gov.uk)

Watford

Driver: Dual HC+PH or PH-only: new £343.50 · renewal £338.88 (3yr)
Vehicle: HC new £254.52 · renewal £243.01 · PH new £231.85 · renewal £115.93 (1yr) · wholly electric roughly half
Operator: New £757.98 · renewal £744.86 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (watford.gov.uk)

Waverley

Driver: New £332 (3yr · 1yr by exception only) · renewal £191
Vehicle: HC and PH £318 annual (includes one test) · disabled access vehicle £158 · vehicle over 5yrs pays 2nd instalment £125 (£62.50 disabled access)
Operator: New £212 (applicant not a licensed driver) · new £339 (licensed driver) · renewal £218 · duration not stated

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (waverley.gov.uk)

Wealden

Driver: Dual driver new £298 (1yr) · £595 (3yr) · renewal £275 (1yr) · £550 (3yr)
Vehicle: HC new £353 · renewal £309 (annual) · PH new £353 · renewal £309 (annual)
Operator: 3yr £353 · 5yr £574 · over 20 vehicles 3yr £706 · 5yr £1,148

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (wealden.gov.uk)

Welwyn Hatfield

Driver: HC £505 · PH £505 (3yr) - no separate new/renewal rate published · knowledge test £68 per attempt
Vehicle: HC £326 · PH £326 (annual) · transfer £113
Operator: 1yr £370 · 3yr £855 · 5yr £1,340

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (welhat.gov.uk)

West Berkshire

Driver: New £370.50 · renewal £333.50 (3yr, includes tests and safeguarding training)
Vehicle: HC new £333 · HC renewal £296 · PH new £333 · PH renewal £296
Operator: 5yr, priced per vehicle: 1 vehicle new £555 · renewal £407 · rising to 20+ vehicles new £2,312.50 · renewal £2,164.50

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (westberks.gov.uk)

West Devon

Driver: 1yr new £150 · 1yr renewal £150 · 3yr renewal £312; knowledge test £50, DBS £72 extra
Vehicle: HC £193 · PH £170 (duration not stated); electric vehicles £24
Operator: PH only: 1yr £150 · 5yr £500

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (westdevon.gov.uk)

West Dunbartonshire

Driver: Taxi / private hire car driver grant or renewal £395 (council states licence valid for 1yr) · temporary grant £197.50 (6 weeks) · 2026/27 schedule
Vehicle: Taxi £886 (3yr) · PHC £886 (3yr) · taxi or PHC partnership licence £886 (3yr) · variation £73.50 · change of vehicle incl plates £186 · 2026/27 schedule
Operator: Taxi booking office licence £1,305 (3yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (west-dunbarton.gov.uk)

West Lancashire

Driver: 3yr: new £252.57 · renewal £201.86 (2026-2027 schedule; excludes DBS and medical)
Vehicle: Annual incl plate: HC new £276.73 · HC renewal £242.71 · PH new £251.37 · PH renewal £226.17
Operator: 5yr: 1-10 vehicles £226.17 · 11-20 £327.59 · 21-30 £520.48 · 31-40 £665.66 · 41-50 £824.74 · over 50 £959.97

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (westlancs.gov.uk)

West Lindsey

Driver: Dual HC/PH £231 (3yr) plus DBS £59.50. Knowledge test £44.50 first attempt, £42.50 re-sit. No separate new/renewal fee published
Vehicle: HC £291 · PH £291 (annual)
Operator: PH operator £254 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (west-lindsey.gov.uk)

West Lothian

Driver: Taxi driver grant £252.73 · renewal £213.72 · private hire car driver grant £252.73 · renewal £213.72 · taxi driver within first year of holding a PHC driver's licence £47.50 (normally 3yr, committee may grant less). Fees 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Vehicle: Taxi vehicle grant £544.46 · renewal £493.59 · private hire car vehicle grant £517.33 · renewal £493.59 · replacement vehicle £84.81 (1yr for both grant and renewal). Fees 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Operator: No English-style operator licence in Scotland, but West Lothian licences booking offices: hire car booking office grant £169.61 application fee plus £169.61 licence fee payable before the licence is granted (£339.22 total) · renewal charged the same way (1yr for both grant and renewal). Civic licensing fees 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (westlothian.gov.uk)

West Northamptonshire

Driver: New £245 · renewal £233 (same fee for 1yr or 3yr)
Vehicle: HC or PH new £235 · renewal £225 (excludes vehicle test)
Operator: 5yr: 1-5 vehicles £1,050 · 6-20 £1,200 · 21-50 £2,100 · 51-100 £3,150 · 101-200 £5,400 · 201-300 £8,400 · 301-400 £11,400 · 401-500 £14,400 · 501+ £21,000 · 1yr (0 vehicles) £250

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (westnorthants.gov.uk)

West Oxfordshire

Driver: Dual HC/PH driver 3yr: new £327 · renewal £240 · knowledge test £99 · transfer PH driver to dual £71
Vehicle: HC new £327 · HC renewal £240 · PH new £327 · PH renewal £240 · transfer to another person £33 · transfer to another vehicle £235 (1yr) or £111 (remainder of plate)
Operator: 5yr new/renewal £522 · 1yr new/renewal £131

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (westoxon.gov.uk)

West Suffolk

Driver: Combined licence £174 (1yr)/£308 (3yr) (published fees from Apr 2023, still current)
Vehicle: HC £209 · PH £188 (1yr)
Operator: £134 (1yr)/£539 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (westsuffolk.gov.uk)

Wigan

Driver: New (3yr, incl. knowledge test) £463 · renewal £386 · second/additional licence £97
Vehicle: Hackney renewal £404 (12mo)/£339 (6mo) · Private hire £368/£303
Operator: 5yr licence, billed annually — 1 vehicle: £265 application/£229 per yr · 101+ vehicles: £928/£904

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (wigan.gov.uk)

Winchester

Driver: New £130 (1yr) · £305 (3yr) · renewal £95 (1yr) · £270 (3yr) (fees from 1 Apr 2026)
Vehicle: HC £195 · PH £195 (12 months, initial or renewal)
Operator: £250 (1yr) · £570 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (winchester.gov.uk)

Windsor and Maidenhead

Driver: PH or HC driver £336 (3yr) · combined driver £540 (3yr) · knowledge test £30 per test
Vehicle: HC £315 (annual) · PH £255 (annual) · temporary vehicle £120 (3 months) · permanent vehicle change £47
Operator: 1-5 vehicles £318 (1yr) / £1,590 (5yr) · 6-10 £550 / £2,750 · 11-15 £770 / £3,850 · 16-20 £990 / £4,950 · 21-30 £1,295 / £6,475 · 30+ £1,775 / £8,875 (the guidance PDF misprints the 11-15 five-year fee as £4,950; the council's own operator application form gives £3,850)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (rbwm.gov.uk)

Wirral

Driver: £187 (renewal — wording ambiguous between 3yr total and annual instalment, worth a manual check)
Vehicle: £187 (1yr renewal) · £100-£105 for 6mo licences on older vehicles
Operator: 5yr: from £528 (1 vehicle) up to £1,419 (51+ vehicles)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (wirral.gov.uk)

Woking

Driver: New driver initial application fee £147 (non-refundable) plus £10 application pack · PH and HC £365 (3yr, with medical) · £340 (3yr, without medical) · over-60s renewal £173 (1yr, with medical) · knowledge check £51 per test
Vehicle: HC and PH £250 (annual, new and renewal)
Operator: £370 (annual, new and renewal)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (woking.gov.uk)

Wokingham

Driver: New £350 · renewal £350 · conversion to another licence type £104 (knowledge test £96, DBS £116). Duration not stated on the fee schedule
Vehicle: HC new £374 · HC renewal £374 · PH/school transport new £374 · PH renewal £374 · temporary licence up to 3 months £299
Operator: New: 1 vehicle £609, rising £95 per extra vehicle to £2,414 at 20 vehicles, then £95 each above 20 | Renewal: 1 vehicle £456, same £95 step to £2,261 at 20

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (wokingham.gov.uk)

Wolverhampton

Driver: HC/PH dual driver £69 (1yr)/£138 (3yr), new or renewal — rising to £78/£156 under the council's proposed 2026-27 schedule · fast track £100 · training programme and test £50 · practical driving assessment £80 · right to work check £125 new/£25 renewal
Vehicle: HC £175 (1yr, vehicle under 16 years old) · vehicles 16 years and over also pay £120 for an exceptional condition assessment every 6 months · PH £175 (12 months, or 6 months if the vehicle is over 10 years old) · fast track £180 either type
Operator: Up to 4 vehicles: new £1,000 (1yr) · renewal £250 (1yr)/£750 (5yr) · Over 4 vehicles: new £1,000 (1yr) · renewal £750 (1yr)/£3,000 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (wolverhampton.gov.uk)

Worcester

Driver: Private hire new (3yr, incl. DBS/DVLA) £336/renewal £140 · Dual new £337/renewal £140
Vehicle: Hackney new £513/renewal £439 · Private hire new £476/renewal £402 (12mo)
Operator: New & renewal £1,208 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (committee.worcester.gov.uk)

Worthing

Driver: New application fee £160.75 incl first knowledge test, then HC 3yr £352.25 · PH 3yr £339.50. 1yr driver (extenuating circumstances) £169. DBS £65.20 · extra knowledge test £77 · English test £55
Vehicle: HC £365.50 · PH £312.50 (annual). Change of vehicle £66.50 · rear plate £27.40
Operator: First application fee £141.50. 5yr: 1-2 vehicles £524 · 3-5 £954 · 6-10 £1,706.50 · 11-20 £3,856.50 · 21-30 £7,511.50 · 31+ £8,371.50. 1yr (exceptional circumstances) £266 to £1,835.50 by fleet size

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (adur-worthing.gov.uk)

Wrexham

Driver: New £295 · renewal £265 (3yr validity, both hackney and private hire)
Vehicle: New £285 · renewal £270
Operator: 5yr validity — 1-9 vehicles: £615 new/£595 renewal · 10+ vehicles: £1,710 new/£1,695 renewal

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (wrexham.gov.uk)

Wychavon

Driver: HC/PH new £365 (3yr) · renewal £276 (3yr) · upgrade PH to dual £28 · knowledge test £27 · DBS £63
Vehicle: HC £266 · PH £240 · fully electric/hydrogen HC and PH nil · temporary HC £193 · temporary PH £174 (the council's table lists the two temporary lines twice, the second time at £199 and £179, and does not say which applies)
Operator: £546 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (wychavon.gov.uk)

Wyre

Driver: Dual driver 3yr: new £251 · renewal £191 · 1yr: new £176 · renewal £125 (no effective date published)
Vehicle: HC £195 (includes £20 unmet demand surcharge) · PH £168 · plates (pair) £25
Operator: PH operator 5yr £455

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (wyre.gov.uk)

Wyre Forest

Driver: HC/PH driver licence £389.00 (3yr) plus DBS £75.00 and badge £32.00 · knowledge re-test £66.00 (licensing administered by Worcestershire Regulatory Services, fees set and published by Wyre Forest DC)
Vehicle: HC £282.00 · PH £254.00 (includes renewal plates and twice-yearly inspections; term not stated on the page) · temporary replacement vehicle £132.00 · transfer/change of business £133.00
Operator: £576.00 (5yr)

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (wyreforestdc.gov.uk)

York

Driver: Application/grant £190 · renewal £282 (3yr validity)
Vehicle: Hackney new £318/renewal £241 · Private hire new £280/renewal £214
Operator: 5yr validity — 1-10 vehicles £236 · 11-50 £497 · 91+ £1,067

Checked: 30 Sep 2026 · Council source (york.gov.uk)

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