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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Barrow-in-Furness

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

Driver licence
Dual driver licence (3yr): new £331 · renewal £334 (the council's own table really does price the renewal higher than the new application) · DBS application (3 yearly) £63.30 · driver licence check £3.50
Vehicle licence
HC new and renewal £189 · PH new and renewal £168
Operator licence
5yr new and renewal £554. Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council was abolished in 2023 and the successor is Westmorland and Furness Council, which has not yet merged the three legacy fee schedules - its own taxi page still sends Barrow-area applicants to this retained barrowbc.gov.uk page, and the page carries no effective date

On top of that

Charges Barrow-in-Furness lists separately from the licence fee itself. Budget for these as well.

£63.30DBS check

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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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.

View official source ↗ £ What will this cost me? ⚑ Report an out of date fee

Taken from barrowbc.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 Barrow-in-Furness will accept: Any registered doctor with your records.

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

How many are licensed in Barrow-in-Furness

215 licensed drivers, 244 licensed vehicles and 18 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Nearby licensing areas

South LakelandLancasterWyreBlackpoolFyldePrestonCumberlandEden

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

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