Taxi licences

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We are responsible for the licensing of hackney carriage drivers and vehicles, and private hire drivers, vehicles and operators.

You must have the relevant drivers licence and a relevant vehicle licence to drive a hackney carriage or private hire vehicle.

Private hire operators must also have the relevant operator licence.

Important Information

As you may have seen, the Town Hall Reception is no longer open to the public.

If hackney carriage or private hire proprietors wish to renew their vehicle licence, this can be done via our online form.

You can also submit your insurance documentation and make the necessary payment via this form.

For the time being our testing stations remain open and compliance tests can still be carried out.

We are taking the developing guidance issued from Government very seriously, and our priority remains caring for staff while delivering services.

Apply for or renew a hackney carriage or private hire licence.

Apply for or renew a taxi operator licence.

Apply, renew, replace, transfer or surrender your vehicle licence.

List of taxi licence application fees.

Find fare prices, taxi rank locations and access for wheelchair passengers.

How to make a complaint or compliment.

About hearings at the Taxi and Miscellaneous Sub-Committee.

About our Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy.

About our meetings, including future meeting dates.