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Apply for or renew a private hire operator licence.
All journeys with licensed private hire vehicles must be pre-booked with a licensed private hire operator. No person or company may accept private hire bookings without first obtaining a private hire operator licence.
A licensed private hire driver cannot accept any bookings unless they work for a licensed private hire operator.
A licensed private hire operator can only operate drivers and vehicles licensed by North Yorkshire Council. Private hire vehicles licensed by one of the former North Yorkshire district and borough councils may be despatched to a customer by any private hire operator licensed by one of the former district and borough councils.
The contract for the hire of the vehicle is made between the customer and the operator (not the driver).
An operator may pass a booking to another licensed private hire operator, provided that the operator is also licensed by the same licensing authority.
A private hire operator licence is address specific. The licensed address of the booking office or base must be located within the geographical area covered by North Yorkshire Council.
The cost of a private hire operator licence will vary depending on how many private hire vehicles you will operate.
Licence duration | Licence fee |
---|---|
New licence for five years | £650 |
New licence for one year | £240 |
Renewal for five years | £650 |
Renewal for one year | £240 |
Find out more about taxi fees and fares.
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 private hire operator registration number, if renewing, and your full name as the reference and let us know you have paid.
Read our Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy (pdf / 675 KB) to make sure you can meet all the requirements of becoming or being a licensed private hire operator. In summary, you must:
Note, that in instances where the applicant private hire operator is a company or partnership, we will require details of all directors or partners in that company or partnership and anyone else who have an influence over the running of the business and will apply the fit and proper test to all. All private hire operators (including company directors or partners) will be subject to an annual basic Disclosure and Barring Service check, except where criminal record checks have already been made in relation to their driver or vehicle licence.
You will need to supply the following with your application:
You will also need:
No criminal record check or certificate of good conduct will be required if you have already been deemed suitable to currently hold a hackney carriage or private hire or combined driver badge issued by us or one of the former district or borough councils in North Yorkshire.
Read our Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy (pdf / 675 KB) to make sure you can meet all the requirements of becoming or being a licensed private hire operator before you apply and pay.
Applications will not be processed unless we are in receipt of:
Download the appropriate application form:
Applications should be submitted to your local office or to the local office email address, as shown on the application forms. If you are applying by email, we may still need to see you in person with some of your documents.
Please see our templates for:
These templates have been produced only as a guide. Therefore, operators are not obliged to adopt these documents in their existing state. It is ultimately the operator's responsibility to set and uphold appropriate standards in relation to staff undertaking booking and dispatch duties.
We will aim to process valid applications within 5 working days of receipt of all required documents.
For renewals, applications should be made at least two weeks before the expiry date of the current licence to allow reasonable time for the application to be processed.
Any application for the renewal of a licence will not be accepted after the date of expiry. In these cases, the operator licence will cease to have effect until such a time as a new application is received and will be deemed as a new application.
Read our hackney carriage and private hire licensing policy (pdf / 675 KB)
Read the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act on the government website
Find out about taxi fees and fares here
Contact us to report a licensing issue.
Read the privacy notice