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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Cherwell

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

Driver licence

New £242.50 (3yr) · £148.20 (1yr) · renewal £213.50 (3yr) · £123.60 (1yr) — from 1 Apr 2026

Vehicle licence

HC new £373 · HC renewal £324 · PH new £340.50 · PH renewal £313 (annual) — from 1 Apr 2026

Operator licence

1 vehicle: £166 (1yr) · £180 (5yr) · each extra vehicle £26.50

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Taken from cherwell.gov.uk. Checked 1 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 Cherwell 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 Cherwell taxi driver medical page.

How many are licensed in Cherwell

504 licensed drivers, 488 licensed vehicles and 101 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 cherwell.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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