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Taxi & private hire licence fees in North Lanarkshire

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

Driver licence
Taxi driver grant £203 · renewal £185 · private hire driver grant £203 · renewal £185 (duration not stated)
Vehicle licence
Taxi operator (vehicle) licence grant £560 · renewal £492 · private hire car (vehicle) licence £366 grant and renewal · substitute vehicle plate £31 excluding test fee (duration not stated)
Operator licence
No English-style operator licence in Scotland; North Lanarkshire's 'taxi operator' fee is the vehicle licence. It does licence booking offices: taxi/private hire booking office grant £365 · renewal £238 (duration not stated)

On top of that

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

£31Plate or badge

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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 northlanarkshire.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 Lanarkshire 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 Lanarkshire taxi driver medical page.

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

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