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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Walsall

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

Driver licence
£70 (12mo) · £125 (2yr) · £180 (3yr) · dual licence +£10
Vehicle licence
£250.28 new/replacement · £229.72 renewal
Operator licence
5-year: £350 new / £300 renewal (1-2 vehicles) · £550 new / £500 renewal (3+ vehicles)

On top of that

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

£61.72DBS check
£30 hackney knowledge test · from £60 private hire driver training course and testKnowledge 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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 go.walsall.gov.uk. Checked 31 Jul 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 Walsall will accept: Your own GP only.

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

How many are licensed in Walsall

1,643 licensed drivers, 1,355 licensed vehicles and 59 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in West Midlands

CoventryDudleySandwellSolihullStoke-on-TrentWolverhamptonBirminghamNuneaton and BedworthShropshireTelford and Wrekin

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

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