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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Cardiff

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

Driver licence
HC/PH driver £163 (3yr)/£123 (1yr) · renewal £97 (3yr)/£57 (1yr) · DBS check £41 · written knowledge test £41 · first or second oral knowledge test £57 · third oral test £100
Vehicle licence
HC renewal £184 (12mth)/£98 (6mth) · PH grant £92 (12mth)/£66 (6mth) · PH renewal £77 (12mth)/£51 (6mth). Cardiff publishes no HC grant fee, only the renewal
Operator licence
Grant £429 (5yr)/£100 (1yr) · renewal £350 (5yr)/£80 (1yr)

On top of that

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

£41DBS check
£41 written · £57 first or second oral · £100 third oralKnowledge test

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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 cardiff.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 Cardiff will accept: The council does not say.

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

How many are licensed in Cardiff

2,244 licensed drivers, 2,008 licensed vehicles and 147 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in Wales

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Every figure here is taken from cardiff.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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