Apply for a new private hire driver licence
Find out what you need to apply for a new private hire driver licence and start your application.
About this licence
It is the law that you need a licence issued by the local Licensing Authority (the council) to drive a hackney carriage or private hire vehicle.
You can hold both licences at the same time, but you must apply to be a licenced driver if you're applying for the first time.
Read the Blue book
Before you apply, read the Blue handbook for hackney carriage and private hire, drivers, vehicles and operators.