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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Adur

What it costs to licence yourself, your vehicle and an operator with Adur. Every figure is taken from the council's own published schedule, never from trade press or an estimate.

Driver licence

New application (incl 1st knowledge test) £160.75 · HC driver 3yr £352.25 · PH driver 3yr £339.50 · 1yr driver (extenuating circumstances) £169 (DBS £65.20, English test £55 extra)

Vehicle licence

HC £365.50 (1yr) · PH £312.50 (1yr)

Operator licence

PH operator first application fee £141.50 · 5yr: 1-2 vehicles £524 · 3-5 £954 · 6-10 £1,706.50 · 11-20 £3,856.50 · 21-30 £7,511.50 · 31+ £8,371.50 (1yr rates exist only in exceptional circumstances)

On top of that

Charges Adur lists separately from the licence fee itself. Budget for these as well.

£65.20DBS check

Only what this council states. A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides. Check the official schedule before you budget.

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Taken from adur-worthing.gov.uk. Checked 2 Aug 2026. Fees change, so confirm with the council before you budget around them. Drivers spot changes before I do, so if something here is wrong please say and I'll check it against the council and fix it.

Your medical

Who Adur will accept: Your own GP only.

The ages it repeats at, the form they want and the council’s own source are on the Adur taxi driver medical page.

How many are licensed in Adur

131 licensed drivers, 98 licensed vehicles and 11 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in South East

Horsham Milton Keynes Oxford Portsmouth Reading Southampton Brighton and Hove Buckinghamshire Crawley South Oxfordshire

Every figure here is taken from adur-worthing.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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