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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Rother

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

Driver licence

Dual driver new 3yr £595 · renewal 3yr £550 · new 1yr £298 · renewal 1yr £275 (page labels these 'from 01/04/2026')

Vehicle licence

HC and PH both: new £353 · renewal £309 (duration not stated)

Operator licence

PH operator under 20 vehicles: 3yr £353 · 5yr £574; 20+ vehicles: 3yr £706 · 5yr £1,148

On top of that

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

£100 as part of an application, rising to £104 from 1 April 2026DBS check

£62 second test · £49 third or later, rising to £85 from 1 April 2026Knowledge 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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 rother.gov.uk. Checked 2 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 Rother will accept: Your own GP, or a doctor with your records.

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

How many are licensed in Rother

144 licensed drivers, 145 licensed vehicles and 17 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in South East

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

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

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