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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Epping Forest

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

Driver licence
£235 (3yr, same new or renewal); driver test £40. From the council's 2025/26 fees and charges schedule (Cabinet 3 Feb 2025) - no taxi fee page on the council website and no later schedule published, so may be out of date
Vehicle licence
Annual, no HC/PH split: new £285.50 (plus £30 plate deposit for new vehicles) · renewal £285.50 · transfer £68
Operator licence
Annual: 1 vehicle only £108.50 · more than 1 vehicle £417.50

On top of that

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

£30Plate 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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 eppingforestdc.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 Epping Forest 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 Epping Forest taxi driver medical page.

How many are licensed in Epping Forest

297 licensed drivers, 253 licensed vehicles and 18 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

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

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