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Taxi & private hire licence fees in East Lothian

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

Driver licence

Taxi or PHC driver grant/renewal £224 (1yr) · renewal £335 (3yr) · medical £55 - source booklet is headed 'Licensing Fees 2026/27' although the file is still named Fees_booklet_2025.docx

Vehicle licence

Vehicle operator's licence, taxi or PHC, grant and renewal £481 (1yr) · substitute vehicle £97 (28 days) - no separate taxi/PHC rate published

Operator licence

Booking office licence £224 grant and renewal (3yr). Naming quirk: the council calls the VEHICLE licence a 'vehicle operator's licence' and charges £481 for it - that is the vehicle fee, not a booking office fee

On top of that

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

£55Medical

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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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

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

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