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 |