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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Canterbury

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

Driver licence
HC or dual badge £301.21 (1yr)/£476.65 (3yr) · PH badge £301.21 (1yr)/£472.93 (3yr)
Vehicle licence
HC £466.96 · PH £347.83 (1yr)
Operator licence
£66.38 per vehicle (2yr) · £165.95 per vehicle (5yr)

On top of that

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

£301.21Plate or badge

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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 canterbury.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 Canterbury 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 Canterbury taxi driver medical page.

How many are licensed in Canterbury

1,132 licensed drivers, 1,009 licensed vehicles and 185 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in South East

HorshamMilton KeynesOxfordPortsmouthReadingSouthamptonBrighton and HoveBuckinghamshireCrawleySouth Oxfordshire

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

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