Age and experience

Part of Applying for a new taxi driver licence

You must be over 21 years old and have held a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) driver licence for more than 12 months.

Part of Applying for a new taxi driver licence

Stage one
Taxi and private hire driver certificate
You will need to take and pass a nationally recognised qualification called the ‘Certificate in Introduction to the Role of the Professional Taxi and Private Hire Driver’.
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Right to work in the UK for taxi drivers
To become a licensed taxi driver, you must prove to us that you are legally allowed to work in the UK.
- View right to work
Age and experience
Find out how old you must be to apply for a new taxi driver licence.
- About age and experience
Stage two
Knowledge Test
This test will show that you have a good knowledge of the area you drive in. It will also test you on licensing conditions, highway code, safeguarding and other matters essential to becoming a taxi driver.
- About Knowledge Test
Driving standards test
You will have to pass a driving test to show us that you can transport your passengers safely and comfortably.
- About driving standards
Taxi driver disclosure and barring checks
You will have to tell us whether you have any criminal convictions here or in a different country.
- About DBS checks
Taxi driver criminal and motoring convictions
Learn about criminal, motoring and overseas convictions and find out what happens to your application if you have committed an offence.
- About convictions
DVLA checks
Find out about the checks we run to make sure you are legally able to drive a taxi.
- About DVLA checks
Taxi driver medical assessments
Driving a taxi can involve long hours on the road and sometimes you need to handle heavy luggage. Because of this, you will need to take a medical assessment which will prove you are physically and mentally fit.
- About medical assessment
Stage three
Apply for a new taxi driver licence
Once you have completed stages 1 and 2, you can apply for your taxi driver licence.
- How to apply

Stage one

Taxi and private hire driver certificate

Right to work in the UK for taxi drivers

Age and experience

Stage two

Knowledge Test

Driving standards test

Taxi driver disclosure and barring checks

Taxi driver criminal and motoring convictions

DVLA checks

Taxi driver medical assessments

Stage three

Apply for a new taxi driver licence