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 |
