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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Stirling

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

Driver licence

Taxi driver £162 (1yr) · private hire car driver £162 (1yr)

Vehicle licence

Taxi vehicle £265 (1yr) or £723 (3yr) · private hire vehicle £179 (duration not stated). Taxi plates capped at 79

Operator licence

No operator licence in Scotland (booking offices are not separately licensed under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982). Stirling does issue a taxi booking office licence but publishes no fee for it, asking applicants to contact Regulatory Services

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Taken from stirling.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 Stirling will accept: Your own GP only.

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

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

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