Hackney carriage and private hire licensing fees for North Yorkshire Council
| Licence | Fee for 2024 / 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hackney carriage vehicle | |
| New application - 12 months | £365 |
| Renewal - 12 months | £295 |
| Private hire vehicle | |
| New application - 12 months | £350 |
| Renewal - 12 months | £290 |
| Driver licence - hackney carriage / private hire / dual | |
| New application - one year | £265 |
| New application - three year | £430 |
| Renewal - one year | £140 |
| Renewal - three year | £285 |
| Private hire operators - new and renewal | |
| New application and renewal - one year | £240 |
| New application and renewal - five years | £650 |
| General - for any licence type | |
| Change of registration | £55 |
| Transfer of ownership of vehicle | £55 |
| General - charged at cost to buy item / service | |
| Disclosure and Barring Service and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency checks | £38 |
| Replacement tariff cards | No charge |
As replacement door panels and external/internal licence plates are delivered directly to the licence holder, a standard delivery charge of £4.50 applies to these orders.
Maximum fares for hackney carriages
| Tariff | Fare |
|---|---|
| Tariff 1 - between 7am and 10pm | |
| Flag fall for the first 440 yards or part thereof | £4 |
| Drop at 440 yards and every 158.56 or part thereof | £0.20 |
| Waiting time for each period of 35.59 seconds or part thereof | £0.20 |
| Tariff 2 - between 10pm and 7am and all day on all public holidays | |
| Flag fall for the first 440 yards or part thereof | £6 |
| Drop at 440 yards and every 167.62 yards or part thereof | £0.30 |
| Waiting time for each period of 37.36 seconds or part thereof | £0.30 |
| Tariff 3 - Christmas and New Year From 6pm on 24 December to 7am on 27 December and from 6pm on 31 December to 7am on 2 January |
|
| Flag fall for the first 440 yards or part thereof | £8 |
| Drop at 440 yards and every 167.62 yards or part thereof | £0.40 |
| Waiting time for each period of 37.36 seconds or part thereof | £0.40 |
Extra charges
| Fouling charge | Maximum charge £100 |
| Extra charge per head which can be charged for all passengers when carrying five or more (only chargeable if agreed at the time of booking) | £2 per person |
| Call out or summoning charge - maximum to be added to any journey where the vehicle has been called out or summoned from another location (only chargeable if agreed at the time of booking) | £1.50 per mile |
| North Yorkshire Council contract surcharge - maximum surcharge for each hiring under the terms of a contract with North Yorkshire Council | £50 |
| North Yorkshire Council contract surcharge - maximum surcharge for the provision of each passenger assistant where applicable under the terms of a contract with North Yorkshire Council | £50 |
A statement of the maximum fares is to be displayed within the hackney carriage in clearly distinguishable letters and figures.
The above fares are applicable for all journeys within the North Yorkshire Council boundary, if the hiring takes the journey outside the boundary, the driver must charge in line with this table of fares unless the fare has been agreed with the hirer before the journey starts for a greater or lesser amount than that shown on the meter.