Hackney carriage and private hire vehicles (taxis)
Hackney carriage and private hire licensing policy
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Fees
DBS disclosure
- £34 plus DBS Fee (£38)
Drivers licences/badge
First application
- £268 (including £86 initial application fee)
Renewal
- £268 plus £15 DVLA check
Knowledge test / upgrade
- £64 / Upgrade is £36
Replacement badge card
- £4 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
Replacement card holder
- £4 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
Lanyard
- £1 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
Badge holder - dashcard
- £1 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
Vehicles
First application - Private hire
- £190
First application - Hackney carriage
- £190 (applications for hackney carriages are subject to a cap) plus £10 survey cost
Renewal - Private hire
- £125
Renewal - Hackney Carriage
- £125 (applications for hackney carriages are subject to a cap) plus £10 survey cost
First application - Executive hire
- £86
Renewal - Executive hire
- £75
Vehicle change
- £45
Vehicle details change
- £40
Replacement front plate
- £4
Replacement rear plate
- £4
Transfer of licence
- £17
Change of licensee details
- £17
Duplicate licences
- £1
Plat expiry date sticker
- £3
Plate mounting kits, Pouches and ABO sign for vehicles
Flexi plate kit front
- £5 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
Flexi plate kit rear
- £6 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
Key and button set
- £1.50 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
Extension brackets
- £5.50 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
Quarterlight pouch
- £2
Back rear bracket
- £8.50 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
Back rear bracket kit
- £3.50 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
Two quarterlight replacements
- £4
Pouch for dashcard
- £2 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
One dashcard replacement
- £2 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
ABO sign (pair)
- £5 (subject to increases to match suppliers prices)
Yellow security key
- £0.30
High bond pad
- £2
Operators
Core fee (plus cost per vehicle)
- £790
Cost per vehicle
- £37
If you have any questions or comments regarding the taxi trade in Chesterfield, you can contact the licensing department direct on 01246 345230 or email licensing@chesterfield.gov.uk.
Taxi Policy 2022 | (PDF 597 KB) |