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Taxi & private hire licence fees in South Norfolk

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

Driver licence
Not published. It is a combined licence covering both South Norfolk and Broadland, runs 3 years, and DBS £44 plus DVLA check £5 are charged on top, but no amount appears on the driver pages, the licensing policy or the 2026/27 budget report. The last figure the council ever published was £360 (Cabinet, September 2023), since phased in over two years and RPI-uplifted, so today's charge is higher and unstated. Ask the licensing team
Vehicle licence
New £275 (12 months) · renewal £250 (12 months) or £180 (6 months) - same for HC and PH
Operator licence
5yr: 1-6 vehicles £635.90 · 7-49 £786.20 · 50-99 £936.60 · 100+ £1,187.60 - licensing is shared with Broadland but these are the South Norfolk rates; no driver fee is published anywhere on the site

On top of that

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

£44DBS check
£5DVLA check

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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 southnorfolkandbroadland.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 South Norfolk 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 South Norfolk taxi driver medical page.

How many are licensed in South Norfolk

188 licensed drivers, 178 licensed vehicles and 42 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in East of England

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

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