Renfrewshire taxi fares and licensing

Current hackney taxi tariff

• Tariff detail 1: Current minimum fare £4.35 for the first 1/2 mile; then 30p for each additional 252 yards or part
• Tariff detail 2: Waiting 45p for each two minutes or part
• Tariff detail 3: 75p for each passenger over four; midnight-05:00 surcharge £2.00 Sunday-Thursday and £2.45 Friday/Saturday
• Tariff detail 4: Glasgow Airport pick-up/drop-off charge £5.50; festive additional charge £1.25 during the council's specified Christmas/New Year periods, when the normal fare plus one-third tariff also applies; soiling up to £100
• Tariff detail 5: A statutory proposal published 2026-07-03 seeks a £4.80 flagfall, 30p/228yd, 50p/two-minute wait, fare-plus-one-third for more than four passengers, higher night/airport/festive extras and removal of shared-hire rates from 2026-10-12; it is future-dated and is not shown as the current tariff

Effective Current scale fixed following the 2024 review and verified by Renfrewshire Council's July 2026 statutory notice; proposed replacement is not due before 2026-10-12 · last verified 27 August 2026

Open tariff evidence source

Licence-fee snapshot

• New grant: taxi/private-hire vehicle £242, driver £69, booking office £380
• Renewal: taxi/private-hire vehicle £363, driver £133, booking office £753
• Licence fee detail 3: Variation/substitution £42; taxi surrender and reissue £92; taxi plate £42; private-hire plate and stickers £53; stickers only £11; bracket £8; duplicate licence £42
• 2026/27 testing: hackney or combined taxi/private-hire and MOT £91.85; private-hire inspection £77.55; taxi meter test £14.55

Charges licensing fees current on council website; testing fees effective 2026-04-01 · last verified 27 August 2026. Confirm with the council before applying.