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Taxi & private hire licence fees in South Lanarkshire

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

Driver licence
New taxi or private hire driver licence £225.04 · renewal £205.96 · immigration check £10.60 · route test course £5 (duration not stated)
Vehicle licence
Taxi operator (vehicle) licence £559.44 · taxi transfer £559.44 · private hire car £549.26 · PHC transfer £549.26 · substitute vehicle £66.11 · replacement plates £35.59 · replacement door stickers £19.06 (duration not stated)
Operator licence
No English-style operator licence in Scotland; South Lanarkshire's 'operator's licence' is the vehicle licence. It does licence booking offices: booking office licence for taxis and private hire cars £830.25 (duration not stated)
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Taken from southlanarkshire.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 South Lanarkshire will accept: The council does not say.

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

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

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