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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Staffordshire Moorlands

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

Driver licence

New £350 (3yr, incl first knowledge test) · renewal £300 (3yr); over 65s 1yr new £160 · renewal £110

Vehicle licence

HC/PH same fee: new £260 (incl brackets and plates) · annual renewal £210

Operator licence

PH operator grant 1yr: 1-3 vehicles £175 · 4-10 £225 · 11-30 £275 · 31-50 £550 · 51+ £1,000. Renewal 1yr: £150 / £200 / £250 / £450 / £900. Renewal 5yr: £600 / £800 / £1,000 / £1,800 / £3,600 (no 5yr grant fee published)

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Taken from staffsmoorlands.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 Staffordshire Moorlands 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 Staffordshire Moorlands taxi driver medical page.

How many are licensed in Staffordshire Moorlands

82 licensed drivers, 72 licensed vehicles and 15 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in West Midlands

Coventry Dudley Sandwell Solihull Stoke-on-Trent Walsall Wolverhampton Birmingham Nuneaton and Bedworth Shropshire

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

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