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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Slough

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

Driver licence
New £486 (3yr) · renewal £333 (1yr)/£399 (3yr) (HC and PH)
Vehicle licence
New £376 · renewal £272 (up to 1yr, HC and PH; no new HC applications accepted)
Operator licence
New £600 (1yr)/£1,135 (5yr, any fleet) · renewal banded by fleet £548.50-£2,019.60 (1yr)/£1,083.50-£8,439.20 (5yr)

On top of that

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

£51.50Knowledge 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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 slough.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 Slough 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 Slough taxi driver medical page.

How many are licensed in Slough

684 licensed drivers, 451 licensed vehicles and 42 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in South East

HorshamMilton KeynesOxfordPortsmouthReadingSouthamptonBrighton and HoveBuckinghamshireCrawleySouth Oxfordshire

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

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