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Taxi & private hire licence fees in Wokingham

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

Driver licence

New £350 · renewal £350 · conversion to another licence type £104 (knowledge test £96, DBS £116). Duration not stated on the fee schedule

Vehicle licence

HC new £374 · HC renewal £374 · PH/school transport new £374 · PH renewal £374 · temporary licence up to 3 months £299

Operator licence

New: 1 vehicle £609, rising £95 per extra vehicle to £2,414 at 20 vehicles, then £95 each above 20 | Renewal: 1 vehicle £456, same £95 step to £2,261 at 20

On top of that

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

£116DBS check

£96Knowledge test

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 A blank here means they do not publish it, not that it is free, and there may be other charges besides.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 wokingham.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 Wokingham will accept: Your own GP only.

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

How many are licensed in Wokingham

284 licensed drivers, 182 licensed vehicles and 37 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 wokingham.gov.uk and checked by hand.

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