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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Cannock Chase

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

Driver licence

No fees page published - figures taken from the council's own application forms. New application pack £283.10 (1yr) · £416.10 (3yr), includes drugs test, DBS, DVLA mandate and driving assessment. Renewal £135 (1yr) · £280 (3yr) inc badge. Knowledge re-test £40

Vehicle licence

HC £320 · PH £320, same fee for new and renewal (duration not stated on the council's forms)

Operator licence

5yr licence: 1-5 vehicles £340 · 6-15 £680 · 16+ £890

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Taken from cannockchasedc.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 Cannock Chase 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 Cannock Chase taxi driver medical page.

How many are licensed in Cannock Chase

261 licensed drivers, 230 licensed vehicles and 11 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in West Midlands

Coventry Dudley Sandwell Solihull Stoke-on-Trent Walsall Wolverhampton Birmingham Nuneaton and Bedworth Shropshire

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

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