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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Vale of Glamorgan

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

Driver licence
Grant £141 (1yr) · £245 (3yr) · renewal £115 (1yr) · £220 (3yr) · written knowledge test £42 · from the council's 18 Feb 2025 Licensing Committee fee report, effective 1 Apr 2025, because the council's live driver page publishes no fees; note the same report's comparison table quotes the 3yr grant as £243, and the report's vehicle and operator figures match the council's live fee pages, which indicates the report's fees were adopted
Vehicle licence
HC and PH the same: grant £267 (1yr, includes window licence, door stickers, backing plate and kit) · grant £168 (6mth) · renewal £158 (6mth) · renewal £158 (4mth) · the live fee table lists no 12-month renewal although the Feb 2025 committee report set one at £257
Operator licence
Grant £253 (1yr) · £680 (5yr) · renewal £232 (1yr) · £659 (5yr)

On top of that

Charges Vale of Glamorgan lists separately from the licence fee itself. Budget for these as well.

£42Knowledge 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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 valeofglamorgan.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 Vale of Glamorgan will accept: Your own GP only.

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

How many are licensed in Vale of Glamorgan

271 licensed drivers, 241 licensed vehicles and 33 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

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

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