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Taxi & private hire licence fees in North Ayrshire

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

Driver licence

Taxi driver full £103 (1yr) · £242 (3yr) · Private hire car driver full £103 (1yr) · £242 (3yr)

Vehicle licence

Taxi operator (vehicle) full £463 (1yr) · £800 (3yr) · Private hire car operator (vehicle) full £428 (1yr) · £718 (3yr) · vehicle inspection £107 charged separately

Operator licence

Booking office with public access £415 · booking office without public access £277 (duration not stated). Note: North Ayrshire calls the VEHICLE licence a taxi / private hire car 'operator' licence - that fee is in the vehicle column, not here

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Taken from north-ayrshire.gov.uk. Checked 4 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 North Ayrshire will accept: The council does not say.

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

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Every figure here is taken from north-ayrshire.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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