Taxi driver licence

Find out how to apply for or renew a taxi driver licence.

A licence is required by any person wishing to drive a hackney carriage or private hire vehicle. We must only grant a hackney carriage or private hire driver's licence to a person who is fit and proper and who has been authorised to drive a car for at least 12 months.

What will it cost?

  • new licence (3 years) - £430
  • new licence (1 year) - £265
  • renewal of licence (3 years) - £285
  • renewal of licence (1 year) - £140

Find out more about taxi fees and fares

How do I pay?

You can pay online if you live in the Selby area

You can pay online if you live in the Hambleton area

For all other areas, contact us to pay in person or over the phone, please note we do not accept cash payments.

Whichever payment method you use, please use your licence number, if renewing, and your full name as the reference and let us know you have paid.

How to apply

Fill in and return the correct application form:

Along with a complete application form, applicants must:

  • pay the requisite fee as set out above
  • produce their full driving licence issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
  • provide a suitable digital photograph (taken or approved by a member of the licensing authority)
  • provide documentation confirming their right to work in the UK
  • provide an enhanced criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and subscribe to the DBS Update Service (if the licence has not been determined within four months of the issue date shown on the disclosure certificate, a further criminal record check must be obtained unless the applicant has subscribed to the Update Service)
  • provide a certificate of good conduct (only if the applicant has lived overseas for a period of six months or more in the 10-year period leading up to the date of application)
  • provide a certificate to confirm that the applicant has passed a practical driving assessment from a provider approved by us. Please note anyone wishing to drive wheelchair accessible vehicles must undergo a suitable enhanced/upgrade assessment. The providers are:
  • provide a medical assessment to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's Group 2 standards carried out no more than one month prior to the date of application -  download our medical form (pdf / 4 MB)
  • provide a certificate to confirm the applicant has undertaken appropriate a safeguarding training in the last three years from a provider approved by us. E-learning certificates for safeguarding are not deemed to be suitable. Only classroom style courses are acceptable. The providers we have approved are: 
  • provide a certificate to confirm the applicant has undertaken appropriate disability awareness training in the last three years from a provider approved by us. These are: 
  • complete a written knowledge test delivered by us - you will be provided further information on how to complete this once your application has been received

We provide information for the national register and carry out searches of NR3 in order to assess whether an individual is a fit and proper person to hold a hackney carriage or private hire driver licence.

Further information

You can find the following information on the Government website:

Policy

 Read our hackney carriage and private hire licensing policy (pdf / 675 KB)

Legislation

Read the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 on the government website

Read the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 on the government website

Fees and fares

Find out about taxi fees and fares here

Report a licensing issue

Contact us to report a licensing issue.

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