Private Hire Vehicle policy

Vehicle renewal applications will be accepted up to one calendar month before they are due to expire providing the MOT certificate or Compliance Test Certificate is no more than 3 calendar months older than the renewal date. Vehicle licences will not be granted an earlier renewal date than their current expiry date. Vehicle Registration documents (V5C) are not required to be produced upon renewal of a vehicle licence, providing there has been no material changes to that vehicle/document during the proceeding licence period.

• vehicles must comply with all prerequisites
• applications must be made in good time to enable all formalities to be completed#
• no licence will be issued unless the application is complete with all documents, information and the payment required. Incomplete applications will be returned to applicants
• applications made after the expiry date will be considered as new applications and not a renewal