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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Babergh
What it costs to licence yourself, your vehicle and an operator with Babergh. Every figure is taken from the council's own published schedule, never from trade press or an estimate.
Driver licence
Combined HC/PHV driver new £141 · renewal £141 · English test £47 (paid to the council). Duration not stated. Driver assessment, level 2 course and medical are paid direct to the provider. FIGURES ARE FROM THE 2024/25 SCHEDULE - the council's 2025/26 schedule is published only as a scanned image PDF with no readable text, and no taxi fees appear anywhere on the licensing pages
Vehicle licence
HC new £345 · HC renewal £345 · PH new £319.50 · PH renewal £319.50 · vehicle change £156 · transfer of vehicle licence £70 · change PH to HC or HC to PH £70 · temporary HC £129-£205 and temporary PH £126-£200 (3 or 6 months). 2024/25 schedule, see driver note
Operator licence
Schedule is self-contradictory: the fee column gives new and renewal as '£158.00 to £234.00 and £350.00 to £430.00' while the rationale column beside it says 'price ranges from £137.50 to £430.00 depending on number of vehicles'. 2024/25 schedule, see driver note
Taken from babergh.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 Babergh will accept: Only a provider the council names.
The ages it repeats at, the form they want and the council’s own source are on the Babergh taxi driver medical page.
How many are licensed in Babergh
209 licensed drivers, 198 licensed vehicles and 44 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).
Other authorities in East of England
Every figure here is taken from babergh.gov.uk and checked by hand.
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