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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Argyll and Bute

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

Driver licence

Taxi driver £133 (3yr from date issued) · Private hire car driver £133 (3yr from date issued) · re-issue of badge £48

Vehicle licence

Taxi operator (vehicle) licence and Private hire car operator (vehicle) licence both run on a fixed 3-year cycle to 30 Jun 2027 and are pro-rated: £533 for the full 3 years, £355 with 2 years left, £177 in 2026/27 with 1 year left · vehicle inspection £95 · substitution £78 (5 working days) or £107 (same day)

Operator licence

Booking office licence £147 (3yr from date issued). Naming quirk: the schedule's 'Taxi Operator' and 'Private Hire Car Operator' lines are VEHICLE licences, not booking office licences

On top of that

Charges Argyll and Bute lists separately from the licence fee itself. Budget for these as well.

£48Plate or badge

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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 argyll-bute.gov.uk. Checked 4 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 Argyll and Bute will accept: The council does it themselves.

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

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Every figure here is taken from argyll-bute.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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