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Taxi licensing fees

These fees will be charged if you are applying for a licence with a start date after 1 April 2023.

Driver licences
Item Fee
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check £38
Safeguarding and Knowledge test:  new applicants £120
Safeguarding course and test £50
Knowledge test: retest £80
Driver licence: new £270
Licence renewal: 1 year £100
Licence renewal: 3 years £280
Replacement driver badge £25
Replacement driver licence £20
Change of details £20
DVLA data check: 1 year £5.52
DVLA data check: 3 years £16.56
Hackney carriage and private vehicles
Item Fee
Hackney carriage vehicle licence: new £315
Private hire vehicle licence: new £295
Hackney carriage ultra-low-emission vehicle licence: new £157.50
Private hire new ultra-low-emission vehicle licence: new £147.50
Hackney carriage zero-emission vehicle licence: new £0
Private hire zero-emission vehicle licence: new £0
Hackney carriage licence renewal £220
Private hire licence renewal £205
Hackney carriage ultra-low emission vehicle renewal £110
Private hire ultra-low emission vehicle renewal £102.50
Hackney carriage zero emission vehicle renewal £0
Private hire zero emission vehicle renewal £0
Plate deposit £50
Hackney carriage: replacement plate £35
Private hire: replacement plate £40
Change of ownership £85
Adhesive crest (door sign) £10
Magnetic crest (door sign) £12
Replacement licence £20
Change of details – per licence, badge or plate £20
Non-driver proprietor £15
Hackney carriage: change of vehicle registration £40
Private hire: change of vehicle registration £45
Private hire operators
Item Fee
Private hire operator's licence: new £320
Renewal private hire operator licence: 1 year £285
Renewal private hire operator licence: 5 years £1,060
Private hire operator replacement licence £20
Private hire operator change of details – per licence, badge or plate £20

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