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Vehicle licence renewals
You must ensure that your vehicle licence is renewed before your licence expires in order to continue working. If your licence expires, you must stop working until your licence is renewed.
Renewing a vehicle licence
You must book an appointment with the licensing team to renew your licence. You will need to make payment when you complete our online application form and upload your logbook (V5), vehicle insurance, and MOT.
All vehicles must pass an MOT no more than 30 days before the appointment to renew the licence. You can book your MOT with any garage.
It is recommended that you do not book your renewal appointment for the day when your licence expires, just in case your vehicle fails the renewal inspection.
Your licence expiry is tied to your MOT expiry. As you can renew your MOT 30 days before it expires, you could apply to renew your licence up to 30 days before your licence expires and not lose any time from your licence.
Vehicles will be tested for suitability against our policy, and all licensing decisions are taken in consideration of our Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy 2021-2026.
Please note that the following policy restrictions apply to renewing vehicle licences:
- From 1 April 2020, no vehicle that does not comply with the European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) or equivalent will be relicensed
- From 1 April 2022, no vehicle first registered with the DVLA before January 2006 will be relicensed
- From 1 April 2025, no vehicle that is not rated as Euro 6 at least (Euro 5 for petrol/electric hybrids) will be relicensed
Cost
- Hacnkey Carriage vehicle licence £243.01 (£121.50 for fully electric vehicle)
- Private Hire vehicle licence £220.34 (£110.17 for fully electric vehicle)
- A plate bracket costs £6.74
- Replacement plate cost £6.80
- Transferring vehicle licence £19.81
- Change of address £7.54
- Magnetic door signs £24
Please note that we can only accept payment by credit card or debit card.
