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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Swale

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

Driver licence

Aged 70 or under: £150 (3yr) · over 70: £50 (1yr). Figures from archived council pages (Aug 2025) as the live site blocks automated access - may be out of date

Vehicle licence

HC and PH the same: new £340 · renewal £290 (archived council page, Aug 2025 - may be out of date)

Operator licence

£430 (5yr) (archived council page, Sep 2025 - may be out of date)

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Taken from swale.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 Swale 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 Swale taxi driver medical page.

How many are licensed in Swale

305 licensed drivers, 207 licensed vehicles and 32 licensed operators, from the Department for Transport's 2024 figures (taxi and PHV statistics, table TAXI0113).

Other authorities in South East

Horsham Milton Keynes Oxford Portsmouth Reading Southampton Brighton and Hove Buckinghamshire Crawley South Oxfordshire

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

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