Fees for hackney carriage and private hire licences

A driver’s licence is issued for 3 years and a private hire operator’s licence for 5 years.

Taxi Licence fess

Licence Type

Cost

Drivers

Licences will be issued for 1 year or 3 years
  1 Year 3 Year
Drivers - PH/Combi £87.18 £261.55
Drivers - Hackney Carriage £87.18 £261.55
Drivers - Private Hire £87.18 £261.55
Knowledge Test £29.90
Knowledge Test - re-sit or missed appointment £29.90
Admin charge for changing type of licence £14.00

Vehicles

 

Private Hire

 
Four months £74.52
Six months £99.75
Twelve months £181.44

Hackney Carriage

 
Four months £106.15
Six months £143.75
Twelve months £262.55

Operators

(figures are averages)

1 Year

5 Year

One vehicle £228.96 £1,144.82
Two - Five vehicles £286.10 £1,430.49
Six - Ten vehicles £394.25 £1,971.23
11 - 15 vehicles £510.56 £2,552.78
16+ vehicles £645.23 £3,226.15

Other charges

 
Replacement plates (each) £8.00
Replacement backing plates (each) £8.00
Plate button and key set (set of 6) £2.00
Bracket part 1 and 2 £20.00
Replacement internal plate £2.00
Insurance stickers £1.00
Log books £2.50
3rd party letters £20.00
Photocopies £1.00
Copies of duplicate licences £5.00
Lanyard £1.00
Badge holder £1.00
Badge replacement £5.00

Taxi licensing

Taxi Licensing Team,
Number One Market Street,
Nelson,
Lancashire,
BB9 7LJ

Public licensing register

View the public register of licences