Taxi and private hire licensing costs

Use this page to find out current prices for taxi and private hire licensing.

Private hire

Driver application

Price
Admin fee £30
Application £120
DBS check £70
Customer care course £55
English comprehension test £25
Knowledge training pack £15
Safeguarding awareness training £10
Missed driver application appointment £30
A to Z conditions test £30
Re-sit legislation seminar £20
Re-sit districts of Leeds and city centre seminar £30
Re sit conditions test £20
Re sit customer care £55
Re sit English comprehension test £25

Driver renewal

Price
One year £150
Three year £390

Vehicle application

Price
Application fee £135
Vehicle inspection £45
Set of vehicle stickers (no bonnet) £55
Set of vehicle stickers (with bonnet) £70
Door sticker only £25
Rear sticker only £20
Additional bonnet sticker £20

Vehicle renewal

Price
Vehicle renewal £135
Age criteria inspection £110
Re-test following inspection £45
Age inspections missed appointment £90
Inspections missed appointment £45

Hackney carriage

Driver application

Price
Admin fee £30
Application £120
DBS check £70
Customer care course £55
English comprehension test £25
Safeguarding awareness training £10
Missed driver application appointment £30
AZ and maps test £15
Re-sit local knowledge test £50

Driver renewal

Price
One year £150
Three year £390

Vehicle application

Price
Application fee £135
Vehicle inspection £45
Vehicle livery £45
Rear plate/sticker £18

Vehicle renewal

Price
Vehicle renewal £135
Age criteria inspection £110
Age inspections missed appointment £90
Re-test following inspection £45
Inspections missed appointment £45
Meter check and seal £10

Operators

Operator application

Price
Admin fee £30
Application (including executive and limousine operator) £500
DBS check £70
English comprehension test £25
Safeguarding awareness training £10

Operator renewal (one year)

Price
0 to 10 drivers £350
11 to 100 drivers £450
101+ drivers £600

Operator renewal (five years)

Price
0 to 10 drivers £1500
11 to 100 drivers £2000
101+ drivers £3000

Escort and contract drivers

Escort application

Price
Admin fee £30
Application £25
DBS check £70
Safeguarding awareness training £10

Escort renewal

Price
Application £25

Contract driver application

Price
Admin fee £30
Contract driver application £120
DBS check £70
Safeguarding awareness training £10

Contract driver renewal

Price
Application £80

Contract vehicle application

Price
Application £100
Vehicle inspection £45

Contract vehicle renewal

Price
Application £100

Transfers, copies, stickers, lanyards and holders

Vehicle transfers and inspections

Price
Vehicle inspection after an accident £45
Vehicle transfer with inspection £75
Vehicle transfer without inspection £30
Accident management or hire company inspections £175

Copies

Price
Copy of driver badge £15
Copy of vehicle disc £15
Copy of licence £5

Stickers, lanyards and holders

Price
No smoking stickers £2
Lanyards, badge holders and windscreen disc holder £1