{
 "product": "TaxiTools UK Taxi and Private Hire Licence Fees",
 "version": "1.1.0",
 "built": "2026-08-22",
 "record_count": 10,
 "published_count": 10,
 "coverage": "Licensing authorities in England, Wales and Scotland.",
 "note": "Ten-authority sample, identical fields to the full set. Selected by evenly spaced index across the alphabetical list, so it is reproducible and not curated. Fee figures are TaxiTools' own concise summaries of what each council publishes. Every published record states the council domain the figure was read from, the exact URL, and the date a person read it. Each record states what TaxiTools found published when that source was checked. Councils revise fees without notice and nothing here detects a change between checks. ambiguity_flag is set by an automatic scan for recorded doubt: 'flagged' means doubt was found, 'not_flagged' means the scan found none, which is not the same as the record being free of doubt.",
 "field_definitions": "See DATA-DICTIONARY.md",
 "licence": "See LICENCE-DRAFT.md. Internal use, non-exclusive, no redistribution.",
 "records": [
  {
   "area": "Aberdeen",
   "slug": "aberdeen",
   "status": "published",
   "driver_fees": "Own medical evidence: £135 · No medical evidence (council arranges exam): £302",
   "vehicle_fees": "£297 (annual renewal)",
   "operator_fees": "No \"operator\" licence in Scotland — Booking Office Licence (only needed for 4+ vehicles): £302 grant / £264 renewal (3yr)",
   "ambiguity_flag": "flagged",
   "ambiguity_types": "duration_unclear",
   "source_domain": "civicaepay.co.uk (Aberdeen City Council payments portal)",
   "source_url": "https://www.civicaepay.co.uk/AberdeenCityEstore/estore/default/Catalog/Index/page/3/20",
   "checked_date": "2026-07-31",
   "checked_note": "Driver licence validity period not confirmed from any accessible source"
  },
  {
   "area": "Bridgend",
   "slug": "bridgend",
   "status": "published",
   "driver_fees": "New (with DBS) £141.50 (1yr) · £210.50 (3yr) · new with online DBS update service £92 (1yr) · £161 (3yr) · renewal £63 (1yr) · £122 (3yr)",
   "vehicle_fees": "Not split HC/PH: grant £206 (inc £31 plate deposit) · renewal £175 · specialist vehicles £242 (annual)",
   "operator_fees": "Grant £115 (1yr) · £373 (5yr) · renewal £97 (1yr) · £348 (5yr)",
   "ambiguity_flag": "not_flagged",
   "ambiguity_types": "",
   "source_domain": "bridgend.gov.uk",
   "source_url": "https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/media/iosjkysy/licensing-fees-2026-27-71-may.xlsx",
   "checked_date": "2026-08-01",
   "checked_note": ""
  },
  {
   "area": "Cornwall",
   "slug": "cornwall",
   "status": "published",
   "driver_fees": "1yr £240 · 2yr £295 · 3yr £390",
   "vehicle_fees": "£345 (1yr)",
   "operator_fees": "1yr £185 · 3yr £320 · 5yr £520",
   "ambiguity_flag": "not_flagged",
   "ambiguity_types": "",
   "source_domain": "cornwall.gov.uk",
   "source_url": "https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/business-trading-and-licences/licences-and-street-trading/licenses-for-taxis-and-private-hire/hackney-carriage-taxi-and-private-vehicle-licence/",
   "checked_date": "2026-07-31",
   "checked_note": "Page labelled 2026-2027 schedule"
  },
  {
   "area": "Edinburgh",
   "slug": "edinburgh",
   "status": "published",
   "driver_fees": "New £246 (1yr) · renewal £151 (1yr) or £231 (3yr)",
   "vehicle_fees": "New £853 (1yr) · renewal £463 (1yr) or £540 with vehicle variation",
   "operator_fees": "Booking office: new £1,496 (1yr) · renewal £1,046 (1yr)",
   "ambiguity_flag": "not_flagged",
   "ambiguity_types": "",
   "source_domain": "edinburgh.gov.uk",
   "source_url": "https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/23570/taxi-and-phc-licence-fees",
   "checked_date": "2026-07-31",
   "checked_note": "2026/27 schedule, dated 01.04.26"
  },
  {
   "area": "Hertsmere",
   "slug": "hertsmere",
   "status": "published",
   "driver_fees": "1yr: new £302 · renewal £207 · 3yr: new £394 · renewal £299 (plus £51 assessment interview)",
   "vehicle_fees": "HC and PH the same: new £269 · renewal £269 (duration not stated on the fee page)",
   "operator_fees": "5yr: 1 vehicle £393 · 2-5 £537 · 6-10 £796 · 11-20 £1,083 · 21-50 £1,251 · 50-200 £3,264 · 200+ £6,141",
   "ambiguity_flag": "flagged",
   "ambiguity_types": "duration_unclear",
   "source_domain": "hertsmere.gov.uk",
   "source_url": "https://hertsmere.gov.uk/Business/Licensing/Private-hire--Hackney-Carriage-Licensing/Private-Hire-and-Hackney-Carriage-Fees.aspx",
   "checked_date": "2026-08-01",
   "checked_note": ""
  },
  {
   "area": "Merthyr Tydfil",
   "slug": "merthyr-tydfil",
   "status": "published",
   "driver_fees": "New £272 · renewal £230 (3yr) - listed as Hackney Carriage driver fees; no separate private hire driver fee is published",
   "vehicle_fees": "HC new £169 · HC renewal £154 · PH £154 (annual)",
   "operator_fees": "5yr £115 (new and renewal)",
   "ambiguity_flag": "flagged",
   "ambiguity_types": "figure_absent",
   "source_domain": "merthyr.gov.uk",
   "source_url": "https://www.merthyr.gov.uk/resident/fees-and-charges/",
   "checked_date": "2026-08-01",
   "checked_note": ""
  },
  {
   "area": "North Yorkshire",
   "slug": "north-yorkshire",
   "status": "published",
   "driver_fees": "New £255 (1yr)/£445 (3yr) · renewal £135 (1yr)/£300 (3yr)",
   "vehicle_fees": "HC new £370 · renewal £310 · PH new £360 · renewal £305 (12mth) · wheelchair accessible vehicles currently free",
   "operator_fees": "New or renewal £250 (1yr)/£655 (5yr)",
   "ambiguity_flag": "not_flagged",
   "ambiguity_types": "",
   "source_domain": "northyorks.gov.uk",
   "source_url": "https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/licensing-and-registration/taxis-and-private-hire-vehicles",
   "checked_date": "2026-08-01",
   "checked_note": ""
  },
  {
   "area": "Rushcliffe",
   "slug": "rushcliffe",
   "status": "published",
   "driver_fees": "New: 3yr £345 · 1yr £199 · Renewal: 3yr £315 · 1yr £164",
   "vehicle_fees": "Vehicle application £228 (same for HC and PH) · extra vehicle test £58",
   "operator_fees": "5yr: base £1,060 · 5-7 vehicles £2,030 · 8-11 £2,580 · 12-18 £3,560 · 19-26 £4,670 · 27-35 £5,920 · 36-62 £9,670 · 63+ £9,810",
   "ambiguity_flag": "not_flagged",
   "ambiguity_types": "",
   "source_domain": "rushcliffe.gov.uk",
   "source_url": "https://www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/about-us/about-the-council/fees-and-charges/taxi-licensing/",
   "checked_date": "2026-08-01",
   "checked_note": ""
  },
  {
   "area": "St Albans",
   "slug": "st-albans",
   "status": "published",
   "driver_fees": "New £406 · renewal £381 (up to 3yr) · 1yr pro rata new £136 · renewal £127 (page text elsewhere quotes £481 new and £468 renewal)",
   "vehicle_fees": "New £282 · renewal £263 · new electric £222 · electric renewal £203",
   "operator_fees": "5yr £602",
   "ambiguity_flag": "flagged",
   "ambiguity_types": "sources_disagree",
   "source_domain": "stalbans.gov.uk",
   "source_url": "https://www.stalbans.gov.uk/hackney-carriage-and-private-hire-driver-licences",
   "checked_date": "2026-08-01",
   "checked_note": ""
  },
  {
   "area": "Trafford",
   "slug": "trafford",
   "status": "published",
   "driver_fees": "£318.60 new (1yr) · £136.60–£297.60 renewal (1-3yr)",
   "vehicle_fees": "£183 + £106 compliance tests (≈£289)",
   "operator_fees": "1 vehicle: £218/yr or £800/5yr · 6-10: £495/yr or £2,080/5yr · 30+: £683/yr or £2,846/5yr",
   "ambiguity_flag": "not_flagged",
   "ambiguity_types": "",
   "source_domain": "trafford.gov.uk",
   "source_url": "https://www.trafford.gov.uk/business-licences-and-consumers/licences-and-permits/licensing-fees-and-charges/taxi-and-private-hire-fees",
   "checked_date": "2026-07-31",
   "checked_note": ""
  }
 ]
}