Hackney Carriage Vehicles
How to Licence a Hackney Carriage Vehicle
To apply for a licence you will need to produce to the Licensing Department:
- a completed Hackney Carriage application form. You will pay the licence fee online. To see more about how we record and store your information, please refer to the Council’s privacy notice
- full V5 (log book) – the new keepers supplement can be accepted as an interim, but the v5 should be supplied as soon as it is received.
- valid insurance certificate
- compliance certificate obtained from one of our approved testing stations
- if the vehicle has been converted since manufacture, you will also need to submit the relevant certification (please see page relating to converted vehicles).
Prior to the compliance test, a calibrated tamper proof meter and a working roof sign must be fitted
Once we are in receipt of the completed application, we will issue you with a new pack for the vehicle, which includes any signage, door stickers and a bracket, if one is required. You will then need to contact the Licensing Department to arrange a quick inspection of the vehicle at the licensing office. Once inspected, you will then be given the licence and plate.
This plate must remain affixed to the outside rear of your vehicle in a manner prescribed by the Council at ALL times.
If this application is a renewal, you must produce your old vehicle licence plate at the time of collection.
Once you have been issued with a licence and plate, you must adhere to the vehicle licence conditions.