Hackney carriage and private hire vehicles (taxis)

Hackney carriage and private hire licensing policy

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Fees

DBS disclosure

• £32 plus DBS Fee (£38) 

Drivers licences/badge 

First application

• £250 (including £80 initial application fee)

Renewal

• £250 plus £15 DVLA check

Knowledge test / upgrade

• £60 / Upgrade is £34

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

• £35  

Private hire and hackney carriage testing

Vehicle test - new or renewal

• £75 (inclusive of ministry and taxi test - VAT exempt)

Vehicle re-test

• A flat-rate fee for vehicle re-tests of £10 - increasing by increments of £5 for each faulty item up to a maximum of £25

Limousines vehicle test (testing station does not to MOTs)

• £25 (not VAT exempt)

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

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