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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Chesterfield

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

Driver licence
New £286 (incl £92 initial application fee) · renewal £286 (2026/27, from 1 Apr 2026)
Vehicle licence
PHV new £203/renewal £116 · Hackney new £203 + £10 survey/renewal £116 + £10 survey
Operator licence
£903 core fee + £39 per vehicle

On top of that

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

£35 to £36 admin on top of the DBS fee itselfDBS check
£64Knowledge 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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 chesterfield.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 Chesterfield will accept: Any GMC-registered doctor.

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

How many are licensed in Chesterfield

803 licensed drivers, 726 licensed vehicles and 40 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

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

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