Renew a licence
Use our online form to renew your hackney carriage vehicle licence.
Renew hackney carriage vehicle licence
About this licence
We will usually contact you when your hackney carriage vehicle licence needs to be renewed. If we do not, please contact us immediately to notify us that your licence is due to expire and requires a test.
You should renew your licence in the month that it is due to end. If you miss this deadline, you will have up to one month to renew it.
After that date, you will have to apply for a new hackney carriage vehicle licence which will need to meet the vehicle age specification.
Cost
Renewing your hackney carriage hire vehicle licence costs £212.
You will need to pay this online when you complete your application form.
Information you will need
You will need to upload the following information when you renew your licence:
- valid insurance certificate
- compliance certificate
Issuing the licence
We will process your application within 5 working days of receipt if it is complete.
We will email you a PDF version of your licence and send your plate and a paper version of the licence by post.
If your vehicle has been for a test within the last week of the month, we will give you the option to collect it so that you have the plate in time for the end of the month.
If you are not available to collect your plate, you can send someone to collect it on your behalf.
Read our policy
Read our Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence Policy to find out more about applying for a taxi driver licence.