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Taxi & private hire licence fees in West Berkshire

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

Driver licence

New £370.50 · renewal £333.50 (3yr, includes tests and safeguarding training)

Vehicle licence

HC new £333 · HC renewal £296 · PH new £333 · PH renewal £296

Operator licence

5yr, priced per vehicle: 1 vehicle new £555 · renewal £407 · rising to 20+ vehicles new £2,312.50 · renewal £2,164.50

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Taken from westberks.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 West Berkshire will accept: Your own GP, or a doctor with your records.

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

How many are licensed in West Berkshire

300 licensed drivers, 293 licensed vehicles and 51 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 westberks.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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