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  • Taxi licences

    • Apply for a taxi licence

      • Apply to be a licenced taxi driver
      • Renew a hackney carriage and private hire dual driver licence
      • Apply to renew a Private Hire Driver Licence
      • Apply for a new Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence
      • Apply to renew a Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence
      • Apply for a new Private Hire Vehicle Licence
      • Apply to renew a Private Hire Vehicle Licence
      • Apply for a new Private Hire Operators Licence
      • Apply to renew a Private Hire Operators Licence
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      • Transfer your taxi and licence to another owner
      • Change your address or contact details if you have a taxi licence

Apply for a new private hire vehicle licence

Find out how to apply for a new private hire vehicle licence and start your application.

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  • Apply for a new private hire vehicle licence
  • What you'll need to apply a new private hire vehicle licence
  • How much a new private hire vehicle licence costs
  • After you submit your private hire vehicle licence application
  • Incomplete private hire vehicle licence applications
  • Start your application for a new private hire vehicle licence

About this licence

Only apply for this licence if you're licensing a new vehicle 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. 

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