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Taxi & private hire licence fees in South Ayrshire

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

Driver licence

Taxi driver £205 · Private hire car driver £205 (duration not stated). NOTE: this is the council's own schedule headed 'with effect from 1st April 2018' - it is the only fee list linked from their live licensing fees page and may be out of date

Vehicle licence

Taxi £435 · Private hire car £400 (duration not stated) · vehicle annual inspection £140 and substitute vehicle £175 charged separately. Same 1 April 2018 schedule - may be out of date

Operator licence

Taxi booking office (public access) £350 · taxi booking office (non public access) £345 (duration not stated). Same 1 April 2018 schedule - may be out of date

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Taken from south-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 South 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 South Ayrshire taxi driver medical page.

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

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