Aberdeenshire taxi fares and licensing

Current hackney taxi tariff

• Standard: £3.15 first 880yd; 23p each 1/11 mile
• Late night: £4.50 first 880yd; 23p each 1/11 mile
• Festive: £4.85 first 880yd; 35p each 1/11 mile
• Tariff detail 4: Waiting 12p per 10 seconds
• Extras: more than 4 passengers add 50%; booking 50p; airport charge at cost; unacceptable mess £100
• Agreed replacement notice: 1 November 2026: Council statutory notice published 1 October specifies these maximums from 1 November: first 880 yards or part, standard £3.31, late night £4.73, festive £5.09; each further 1/11 mile or part, 24p/24p/37p respectively; waiting 13p per 10 seconds for all three. These are the printed rounded amounts, not a calculated percentage uplift.
• Calculator verification boundary: The current pre-November scale above remains separate from the replacement. Calculator support ends at 1 November. Full replacement extras, tariff time windows and appeal implementation status still require reconciliation before new estimates are enabled.

Effective 2024-12-01 · last verified 17 October 2026

Open tariff evidence source

Licence-fee snapshot

• Licence fee detail 1: Driver £200
• Licence fee detail 2: Vehicle £265 (1 year) or £485 (3 years)
• Licence fee detail 3: Six-month vehicle check free
• Licence fee detail 4: Substitution £115 plus £10 plate; substitution at test due £50 plus £10 plate

Charges current page verified 2026-08-27 · last verified 27 August 2026. Confirm with the council before applying.