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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Flintshire

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

Driver licence
Joint HC/PH: grant £147.66 (3yr) · £81.55 (12mth) · renewal £190.16 (1yr) · £256.27 (3yr) · plus pre-licensing checks for a new driver £242.22 and DBS £49.50. Council schedule carries no stated year and includes visibly out-of-date rows elsewhere
Vehicle licence
Not split HC/PH, charged six-monthly: new vehicle £121.59 · renewal £102.70 (per 6 months) · plus plate deposit £17.71
Operator licence
PH operator grant or renewal £296.30 (1yr) · £730.73 (5yr)

On top of that

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

£49.50DBS check

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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 flintshire.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 Flintshire will accept: Your own GP, or a doctor with your records.

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

How many are licensed in Flintshire

499 licensed drivers, 409 licensed vehicles and 52 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 flintshire.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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