Taxi and private hire: licence fees

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  1. 1. Licence fees
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2. Operator licence fees

Payments for new and renewing operator licence fees are required at the time of application online via a webform hosted by a company called Idox.

Initial licence fees include one hour operator interview. Additional operator interview fee is £85 

Operator licence, one year (annual)

Licence type 2024/25 Fee
Initial annual licence for 1-5 vehicles £234
Annual licence for 1-5 vehicles £146
Initial annual licence for 6-10 vehicles £297
Annual licence for 6-10 vehicles £209
Initial annual licence for 11-20 vehicles £367
Annual licence for 11-20 vehicles £279
Initial annual licence for 21-50 vehicles £507
Annual licence for 21-50 vehicles £419
Initial annual licence for 51-100 vehicles £682
Annual licence for 51-100 vehicles £594
Initial annual licence for more than 100 vehicles £857
Annual licence for more than 100 vehicles £769

Operator licence, five year

Licence type 2024/25 Fee
Initial 5 year licence for 1-5 vehicles £687
5 year licence for 1-5 vehicles £599
Initial 5 year licence for 6-10 vehicles £1,002
5 year licence for 6-10 vehicles £914
Initial 5 year licence for 11-20 vehicles £1,352
5 year licence for 11-20 vehicles £1,264
Initial 5 year licence for 21-50 vehicles £2,052
5 year licence for 21-50 vehicles £1,964
Initial 5 year licence for 51-100 vehicles £2,927
5 year licence for 51-100 vehicles £2,839
Initial 5 year licence for more than 100 vehicles £3,802
5 year licence for more than 100 vehicles £3,714