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Taxi & private hire licence fees in South Somerset

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

Driver licence

South Somerset District Council was abolished in 2023 and is now a licensing zone of Somerset Council, whose 2026-27 fees apply: grant application fee £173 plus licence fee £58 (1yr) · £102 (2yr) · £146 (3yr) · renewal application fee £131 plus the same licence fee

Vehicle licence

Grant HC £118 · grant PH £124 · renewal HC and PH £103 (12 months, includes internal plate) · MOT and plate test not included

Operator licence

Grant application fee £56 plus licence fee £45 (1yr) · £88 (2yr) · £132 (3yr) · £176 (4yr) · £220 (5yr) · renewal application fee £53 plus the same licence fee

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Taken from somerset.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 South Somerset 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 Somerset taxi driver medical page.

How many are licensed in South Somerset

275 licensed drivers, 255 licensed vehicles and 41 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in South West

Bristol Exeter Plymouth Bath and North East Somerset Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Cornwall Dorset Gloucester South Gloucestershire Swindon

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

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