Taxi Licensing
If you want to carry passengers for reward – the
reward could be money or not – using a vehicle with eight
passenger seats or fewer, you will need a licence. For example, a
hotel offering a pick-up or drop-off service will need a licence,
even if the passengers don’t pay a fee.
Please choose a link on the menu for
application forms and guidance.
There are two main types of vehicle that we can license for
public hire:
- Private Hire – with this licence, you can only
work from private hire operators base
- Hackney Carriage – with this licence you can
work from the town’s taxi ranks and be hailed on the street.
Hackney carriages can also work through a private hire
operator
For private hire or hackney carriage work, both the driver
and vehicle must be
licensed. A driver of the vehicle may also need an
operator’s licence if they are taking private hire bookings
directly.