Driver licence

Apply for or renew your hackney carriage or private vehicle licence

Please be aware your conduct in making the application may be used in consideration of whether you have acted with integrity during the application process. This could include making a false declaration or withholding any other relevant information that would reasonably be expected to be disclosed. 

This may be considered dishonest and the application may not be looked on favourably.

Before starting this form please ensure you have the codes you generated on the previous pages.

You can log back in and return to a previously started form at a later stage.

The fee payable on application is set by us and may be revised from time to time.

A licence will not be granted until all the relevant checks and tests have been completed, however if information collected during the application process highlighted that you are not fit and proper to hold a licence your application may be refused at any point.

Any refusals will have the right to appeal. Information around this will be provided within any decision letters.

If you fail to apply for the renewal of your licence in time, you will be committing an offence if you drive a licensed vehicle once your driver’s licence expires and you are not yet issued with a new one.

The fact that a late application has been submitted does not authorise you to drive a vehicle licensed by us.

Last updated 31 October 2025