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.

Please note the fees listed below are effective from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.

Initial licence fees include one hour operator interview. Additional operator interview fee is £87. 

Operator licence, one year (annual)

Licence type 2025/26 fee
Initial annual licence for 1-5 vehicles £239
Annual licence for 1-5 vehicles £149
Initial annual licence for 6-10 vehicles £302
Annual licence for 6-10 vehicles £212
Initial annual licence for 11-20 vehicles £372
Annual licence for 11-20 vehicles £282
Initial annual licence for 21-50 vehicles £512
Annual licence for 21-50 vehicles £422
Initial annual licence for 51-100 vehicles £687
Annual licence for 51-100 vehicles £597
Initial annual licence for more than 100 vehicles £862
Annual licence for more than 100 vehicles £772

Operator licence, five year

Licence type 2025/26 fee
Initial 5 year licence for 1-5 vehicles £702
5 year licence for 1-5 vehicles £612
Initial 5 year licence for 6-10 vehicles £1,017
5 year licence for 6-10 vehicles £927
Initial 5 year licence for 11-20 vehicles £1,367
5 year licence for 11-20 vehicles £1,277
Initial 5 year licence for 21-50 vehicles £2,067
5 year licence for 21-50 vehicles £1,977
Initial 5 year licence for 51-100 vehicles £2,942
5 year licence for 51-100 vehicles £2,852
Initial 5 year licence for more than 100 vehicles £3,817
5 year licence for more than 100 vehicles £3,727