Taxi licence forms
Application Forms and Guidance Notes for Vehicles, Drivers and Operators
New taxi licence fees came into affect from 1st April 2010. Please see the Taxi Licence Fees on the right menu for more details.
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For drivers
- Application form and Guidance Notes for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire drivers (MS Word) (338.0 KB)
- Application form and Guidance Notes for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire drivers (pdf) (127.5 KB)
- Medical form for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire drivers (98.9 KB)
- DVLA mandate for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire drivers (183.1 KB)
- Guidance notes on Knowledge Test for New Hackney Carriage/Private Hire drivers (45.9 KB)
- DVLA guidance on Medical Standards of Fitness to drive (807.5 KB)
- Guidance on completing CRB forms (483.8 KB)
For vehicles
- Application form for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire vehicles (MS Word) (371.0 KB)
- Application form for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles (pdf) (113.5 KB)
Use the above for new applications, renewal applications and change of vehicles
- Application form to transfer Hackney Carriage and Private Hire vehicles (MS Word) (87.5 KB)
- Application form to transfer Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles (pdf) (57.8 KB)
Use the above to change ownership/proprietorship of vehicles
- Application for exemtion from displaying private hire vehicle licence plate (MS Word) (87.5 KB)
- Application for exemption from displaying private hire vehicle licence plate (PDF) (55.6 KB)
- Vehicle Accident Report (131.5 KB)
For operators
- Application form and Guidance Notes for Private Hire Operators (MS Word) (529.5 KB)
- Application form and Guidance Notes for Private Hire Operators (pdf) (128.1 KB)
- Application for Registration of a Hackney Carriage Business (MS Word) (244.5 KB)
- Application for Registration of a Hackney Carriage Business (pdf) (55.9 KB)
Last reviewed: 03 - 02 - 2012