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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Chichester

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

Driver licence
New £510.50 (HC or PH)/£555.50 (dual) · renewal £466.50/£511.50 (dual) (3yr, incl DAVIS checks)
Vehicle licence
£186 new or renewal (HC or PH; MOT+fitness test £80 extra)
Operator licence
New £1,116 · renewal £1,074 (5yr)

On top of that

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

£65.50 knowledge test, hackney, private hire or dual · £31.50 resitKnowledge test
£80 MOT and fitness test package · £110 with meter test · £41.50 fitness test aloneVehicle 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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 chichester.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 Chichester will accept: Your own GP only.

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

How many are licensed in Chichester

600 licensed drivers, 476 licensed vehicles and 51 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 chichester.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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