Taxi licensing
What are the current taxi licence fees and hackney carriage fares?
Licence fees
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Driver's licence (three year licence) | £165 |
| Knowledge test | £17 |
| Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) | £48 |
| First class hackney carriage and private hire vehicle | £240 |
| First class hackney carriage and private hire vehicle test fee | £62 |
| First class hackney carriage and private hire interim test fee | £22 |
| Transfer of vehicle | £63 |
| Second class hackney carriage | £260 |
| Second class hackney carriage vehicle test fee | £50 |
| Private hire operator's licence (five year licence) | £350 |
Hackney carriage table of fares
This hackney carriage table of fares was approved at the Licensing Committee on Tuesday 20 September 2022 and will take effect from 7 October 2022.
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Distances up to 160 yards | 2.80 |
| Thereafter and for each subsequent 160 yards or part thereof | 0.20 |
| Waiting time for each 45 seconds or part thereof | 0.20 |
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Distances up to 260 yards | 3.20 |
| Thereafter and for each subsequent 180 yards or part thereof | 0.30 |
| Waiting time for each 45 seconds or part thereof | 0.30 |
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Distances up to 180 yards | 3.00 |
| Thereafter and for each subsequent 180 yards or part thereof | 0.25 |
| Waiting time for each 45 seconds or part thereof | 0.25 |
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Distances up to 160 yards | 4.60 |
| Thereafter and for each subsequent 180 yards or part thereof | 0.40 |
| Waiting time for each 45 seconds or part thereof | 0.40 |
| Category | Fee (£) |
|---|---|
| Each article of luggage carried outside the carriage | 0.30 |
Each person in excess of one (children under three years not counted) | 0.30 |
Cleaning following the soiling of the interior of the vehicle, a charge not exceeding | 80.00 |
Cleaning following the soiling of the exterior of the vehicle, a charge not exceeding | 30.00 |
Last modified on 28 September 2022
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