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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Merthyr Tydfil

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

Driver licence
New £272 · renewal £230 (3yr) - listed as Hackney Carriage driver fees; no separate private hire driver fee is published
Vehicle licence
HC new £169 · HC renewal £154 · PH £154 (annual)
Operator licence
5yr £115 (new and renewal)
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Taken from merthyr.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 Merthyr Tydfil will accept: Your own GP only.

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

How many are licensed in Merthyr Tydfil

217 licensed drivers, 183 licensed vehicles and 24 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 merthyr.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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