Fees and charges - Licensing
Select from the links below to go straight to the table of fees and charges.
► Fares for hackney carriage vehicles
► Scrap metal site or collectors licences
► Gambling Act 2005 licensing fees and charges
Taxi licensing
Please note the charges quoted below do not include VAT.
| 2024/25 charge £ | |
|---|---|
| Drivers - licence valid for 3 years (new application or renewal) | 239.50 |
| Operators - licence valid for 5 years (new application or renewal) | 583.00 |
| Vehicles - licence valid for 1 year (new application or renewal) | 171.00 |
| Vehicle licence transfer fee | 123.50 |
| DBS check | Charged at cost |
Caravan site licence fees
Please note the charges quoted below do not include VAT.
| New applications | 2024/25 charge £ |
|---|---|
| 1-5 pitches | 487.00 |
| 6-10 pitches | 487.00 |
| 11-20 pitches | 585.00 |
| 21-50 pitches | 684.00 |
| 51-100 pitches | 898.00 |
| >100 pitches | 974.00 |
| Application for amending licensing conditions | 371.00 |
Special treatment licensing
Acupuncture, tattooing, skin-piercing, semi-permanent make up and electrolysis
Please note the charges quoted below do not include VAT.
| 2024/25 charge £ | |
|---|---|
| Skin piercing premises & 1 person | 225.50 |
| Skin piercing additional person | 13.00 |
| Skin piercing additional treatment (at same time) | 43.00 |
| Additional ear piercing operator added at a later date | 48.00 |
| Additional operator added at a later date (other) | 75.00 |
| Additional treatment added at a later date | 85.50 |
Table and chairs on the highway
Please note the charges quoted below do not include VAT.
| 2024/25 charge £ | |
|---|---|
| Table and chairs on the highway | 100.00 |
Scrap metal
Please note the charges quoted below do not include VAT.
| 2024/25 charge £ | |
|---|---|
| Grant of a site or collectors licence | 452.50 |
| - each additional site after first site | 236.50 |
| Renewal of a site or collectors licence | 397.00 |
| - each additional site after first site | 236.50 |
| Variation of a site or collectors licence | 160.50 |
| - each additional site being added to the licence | 397.00 |
Alcohol Licensing Act 2003
For the current schedule of statutory fees, see:
Gambling Act 2005
For the current schedule of fees, see: