If you wish to use a vehicle for the purposes of carrying passengers, by plying for hire, standing on a rank, by being hailed in the street or by way of pre-booking it will be necessary to obtain a hackney carriage vehicle licence.

All hackney carriage vehicles must be driven by a person who holds a HCV/PHV drivers badge.

Vehicles must meet the specification approved by the council.

We can only issue hackney carriage vehicle licences for vehicles that operate within the district.

Details required

Applications must be made with the relevant fee, vehicle documentation and insurance.  We will also carry out an inspection of the vehicle.

Documents required:

• completed application form
• mechanical inspection sheet
• insurance certificate
• V5C vehicle registration document (log book)
• MOT certificate (where applicable)
• application fee.

Additional information that may be required for certain vehicles – for example type approval.

How long will it take

On completion of all paperwork, and where appropriate the consultation periods are complete, we aim to issue all licences within 10 working days.