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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Liverpool

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

Driver licence

£75 (1yr) · £180 (3yr) — raised July 2024, first rise in about 15 years

Vehicle licence

Not published. Liverpool's vehicle and plate pages carry no fee at all, and there is no licensing fee schedule on the site — checked again 8 Aug 2026. Ask the licensing team direct

Operator licence

£800 (5yr)

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Taken from liverpool.gov.uk. Checked 8 Aug 2026 (operator fee confirmed on the live page; driver fee dated Jul 2024). 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 Liverpool 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 Liverpool taxi driver medical page.

How many are licensed in Liverpool

4,101 licensed drivers, 3,568 licensed vehicles and 121 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in North West

Blackpool Bolton Cheshire West and Chester Manchester Preston Salford Trafford Wigan Knowsley Lancaster

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

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