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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Tandridge

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

Driver licence

Dual HC/PH 3yr £391.50 · 2yr £261 · 1yr £130.50 · PH only 3yr £285 · 2yr £190 · 1yr £95 (latest published schedule is 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026, no newer one published)

Vehicle licence

HC £455 · PH with meter £381.50 · PH no meter £370 (25% discount for disabled-adapted vehicles; duration not stated)

Operator licence

PH operator 1yr £300 · 2yr £600 · 3yr £900 · 4yr £1,200 · 5yr £1,500

On top of that

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

£16 a year for the DBS Update Service, which you must register forDBS check

£86 knowledge test · £47 each retestKnowledge test

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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 tandridge.gov.uk. Checked 2 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 Tandridge will accept: Your own GP only.

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

How many are licensed in Tandridge

152 licensed drivers, 137 licensed vehicles and 21 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in South East

Horsham Milton Keynes Oxford Portsmouth Reading Southampton Brighton and Hove Buckinghamshire Crawley South Oxfordshire

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

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