Record details
- Overview
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A hackney carriage vehicle licence is required for a vehicle which can ply for hire, stand on a rank, be hailed in the street or pre-booked.
All hackney carriage vehicles must be driven by a person who holds a HCV/PHV drivers badge.
We can only issue hackney carriage vehicle licences for vehicles that operate within the district. All vehicles will be subject to inspection.
- Conditions
- Cost
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Fees
Licence Fees from 1 April 2024 Grant of new licence £358.60 Renewal of existing licence £311.30 Replacement licence plate £27.50 Replacement bracket £27.50 Change of vehicle only £135.30 Transfer of licensee only £68.75 Change of vehicle and licensee £204.05 - Apply / renew
- Change of details
- Additional information
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The following documents must be submitted with your application:-
- Current insurance certificate
- MOT no older than 28 days, completed at a test station within the Cherwell Council area.
- Receipts for any advisories works completed following your MOT
- Full V5 Log Book, or green slip and bill of sale if you have just purchased the vehicle.
- Full service history for vehicles over 10 years old
- Report an accident
- Telephone
- 01295 753744. The licensing team is available to the public on the telephone between 9:00am and 4:00pm. To make an appointment with an officer please contact us.
- licensing@cherwell-dc.gov.uk