Taxi licensing fees

Licence or service Fee
New driver, 1 year £184
New driver, 3 year £225
New driver, knowledge tests £100
Renewal driver, 1 year £116
Renewal driver, 3 year £160
New vehicle or replacement vehicle (Hackney carriage) £199
New vehicle or replacement vehicle (private hire) £190
New vehicle or replacement vehicle (executive) £196
Renewal vehicle (Hackney carriage) £167
Renewal vehicle (private hire) £164
Renewal vehicle (executive) £168
Transfer £70
Road traffic collision (RTC) notification, including visual inspection £40
Administration fee £30
Change of contact details £20
Change of address £30
Duplicate paper licence £15
Replacement plate £20
Replacement badge £20
Replacement private hire sticker £4
Quick release button £1
Quick release key £7
Backplate £11
Change of name (operator) £75
Change of address (operator) £150
Change of details (operator) £30
Copy of licence (operator) £20
Hackney carriage advertising approvals £20

Operator fees

Type of licence Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4
  1 to 3 vehicles 4 to 25 vehicles 26 to 45 vehicles 46 or more vehicles
1 year new £510 £775 £1,200 £1,600
1 year renewal £320 £560 £1,000 £1,450
5 year renewal £1,200 £2,400 £4,600 £6,800