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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Falkirk

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

Driver licence

Taxi driver or private hire car driver new £273.50 (first licence max 1yr) · renewal £139.90 (1yr) / £337.70 (3yr) · knowledge test £52.50 (not available at present). 2025/26 schedule

Vehicle licence

Taxi operator (vehicle) licence new £320.10 (first licence max 1yr) · renewal £173.90 (1yr) / £415.80 (3yr) · private hire car operator (vehicle) licence identical · registration of 1st vehicle on plates £56.70 · change of vehicle £50.40. 2025/26 schedule

Operator licence

No English-style operator licence in Scotland; Falkirk's 'operator licence' is the vehicle licence. It does licence booking offices: taxi or private hire booking office £267.20 (3yr)

On top of that

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

£52.50Knowledge 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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 falkirk.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 Falkirk will accept: The council does it themselves.

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

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

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