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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Milton Keynes

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

Driver licence

Combined licence: £305 initial · £285.50 renewal (3yr)

Vehicle licence

Private hire new £390/yr, renewal £384/yr · Hackney new £394.50/yr, renewal £386.50/yr

Operator licence

1-4 vehicles: £424 new/£410 renewal (annual) · 50+: £1,696.50/£1,681

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Taken from milton-keynes.gov.uk. Checked 31 Jul 2026 (explicitly labelled 2026-2027). 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 Milton Keynes will accept: Any GMC-registered doctor.

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

How many are licensed in Milton Keynes

1,405 licensed drivers, 1,152 licensed vehicles and 96 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in South East

Horsham Oxford Portsmouth Reading Southampton Brighton and Hove Buckinghamshire Crawley South Oxfordshire Lewes

Every figure here is taken from milton-keynes.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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