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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Isle of Wight

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

Driver licence

Grant £250 (3yr) · renewal £200 (3yr) · knowledge test £40 · replacement badge £25

Vehicle licence

Grant £270 · renewal £270 (PH also pays for door stickers) · replacement vehicle £160 · transfer of interest £70 · replacement plate £30. Same fee for HC and PH

Operator licence

5yr £240

On top of that

Charges Isle of Wight lists separately from the licence fee itself. Budget for these as well.

£40Knowledge 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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 iow.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 Isle of Wight will accept: Any GMC-registered doctor.

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

How many are licensed in Isle of Wight

290 licensed drivers, 238 licensed vehicles and 31 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 iow.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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