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Taxi & private hire licence fees in East Ayrshire

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

Driver licence

Taxi / private hire car driver grant £216 · renewal £156 (3yr - schedule states licences are for three years unless otherwise stated) · fees from 1 August 2025

Vehicle licence

Taxi operator (vehicle) £523 · Private hire car operator (vehicle) £523 (3yr) · vehicle certificate of compliance £134 charged separately · fees from 1 August 2025

Operator licence

Taxi / private hire car booking office - public £363 · booking office - non-public £242 (3yr). Note: East Ayrshire calls the VEHICLE licence a taxi / private hire car 'operator' licence - that fee is in the vehicle column, not here

On top of that

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

£134 vehicle test · £68 re-test · £43 meter testVehicle test

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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 east-ayrshire.gov.uk. Checked 4 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 East Ayrshire will accept: The council does not say.

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

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Every figure here is taken from east-ayrshire.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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