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.
| 2025/26 charge £ | |
|---|---|
| Drivers - licence valid for 3 years (new application or renewal) | 250.20 |
| Operators - licence valid for 5 years (new application or renewal) | 539.84 |
| Vehicles - New licence valid for 1 year | 161.27 |
| Vehicles - Renewal licence valid for 1 year | 141.88 |
| Vehicle licence transfer fee | 52.53 |
| Driver Change of Licence(PHD to H2S etc.) | 32.43 |
| Temporary Vehicle license | 44.50 |
| Driver Replacement Licence Badge | 17.35 |
| Vehicle Replacement Licence Plate | 13.58 |
| Vehicle Replacement Door Signs | 15.09 |
| Private Hire Vehicle Plate Exemption | 15.84 |
| DBS check | Charged at cost |
Caravan site licence fees
Please note the charges quoted below do not include VAT.
| New applications | 2025/26 charge £ |
|---|---|
| 1-5 pitches | 495.50 |
| 6-10 pitches | 495.50 |
| 11-20 pitches | 595.20 |
| 21-50 pitches | 696.00 |
| 51-100 pitches | 913.70 |
| >100 pitches | 991.00 |
| Application for amending licensing conditions | 377.50 |
Special treatment licensing
Acupuncture, tattooing, skin-piercing, semi-permanent make up and electrolysis
Please note the charges quoted below do not include VAT.
| 2025/26 charge £ | |
|---|---|
| Skin piercing premises & 1 person | 226.40 |
| Skin piercing additional person | 13.20 |
| Skin piercing additional treatment (at same time) | 43.80 |
| Additional ear piercing operator added at a later date | 48.80 |
| Additional operator added at a later date (other) | 76.30 |
| Additional treatment added at a later date | 87.00 |
Table and chairs on the highway
Please note the charges quoted below do not include VAT.
| 2025/26 charge £ | |
|---|---|
| Table and chairs on the highway (1 year) | N/A |
| Table and chairs on the highway (2 year) | 250.00 |
Scrap metal
Please note the charges quoted below do not include VAT.
| 2025/26 charge £ | |
|---|---|
| Grant of a site or collectors licence | 460.50 |
| - each additional site after first site | 240.50 |
| Renewal of a site or collectors licence | 404.00 |
| - each additional site after first site | 240.50 |
| Variation of a site or collectors licence | 163.50 |
| - each additional site being added to the licence | 404.00 |
Alcohol Licensing Act 2003
For the current schedule of statutory fees, see:
Gambling Act 2005
For the current schedule of fees, see:
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