Shetland Islands taxi fares and licensing

Current hackney taxi tariff

• Approved Rate 1 — not a confirmed operative card: 06:00–21:59: £5.00 for first 0.7 mile or part, then 28p per additional 0.1 mile or part.
• Approved Rate 2: 22:00–05:59: £5.50 for first 0.7 mile or part, then 30p per additional 0.1 mile or part.
• Approved festive Rates 3 and 4: Festive period: 00:00 on 25 December–05:59 on 27 December and 00:00 on 1 January–05:59 on 3 January. Daytime £7.50 then 42p per tenth-mile; overnight £8.25 then 45p per tenth-mile, after initial 0.7 mile.
• Approved extras: Waiting 65p/minute (£39/hour); cleaning £80; passenger surcharge £2.50 for the fifth and each subsequent passenger. Excursions £55/hour up to four passengers or £60/hour for an MPV up to eight.
• Implementation evidence gap: The council adopted Appendix 1 on 25 March. Appendix 2 plans publication on 10 April and commencement on 17 April 2026 if no appeal is made; an appeal suspends the process. Actual appeal/implementation status has not been independently confirmed. The prior two-mile comparison did not establish a legal commencement date.

Effective approved 25 March 2026; planned 17 April conditional on no appeal · last verified 23 October 2026

Open tariff evidence source

Licence-fee snapshot

• Licence fee detail 1: Taxi/private-hire driver licence £90
• Taxi/private-hire vehicle licence: £410 grant and £137 renewal; plate deposit £32
• Licence fee detail 3: Vehicle inspection £57.40; retest £14.22; taximeter installation/check charged at cost
• Licence fee detail 4: Booking office licence £115; replacement badge £10; replacement licence £10

Charges 2026-04-01 · last verified 27 August 2026. Confirm with the council before applying.