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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Bracknell Forest

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

Driver licence

New £370.50 (3yr, incl initial tests and safeguarding training) · renewal £333.50 (3yr) · home-to-school driver £259.50 (3yr) · DBS at cost

Vehicle licence

HC new £333 · HC renewal £296 · PH new £333 · PH renewal £296 · home-to-school £185 · temporary (up to 3 months) £296

Operator licence

Per-vehicle scale. New: 1 vehicle £555 · 5 £925 · 10 £1,387.50 · 20+ £2,312.50. Renewal: 1 £407 · 5 £777 · 10 £1,239.50 · 20+ £2,164.50. Fee formula spans years 1-5. Licensing is run by the Public Protection Partnership (Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Wokingham); figures from its Fees and Charges 2026/27 schedule

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Taken from publicprotectionpartnership.org.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 Bracknell Forest will accept: Any registered doctor with your records.

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

How many are licensed in Bracknell Forest

180 licensed drivers, 138 licensed vehicles and 39 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in South East

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Every figure here is taken from publicprotectionpartnership.org.uk and checked by hand.

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