Bath and North East Somerset taxi and private-hire licensing

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Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset Council · Sources checked 12 September 2026

Driver licensing

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Minimum age 21 and full licence held three years; Group 2 medical and right to work. Supply driving/language certificates and permission for criminal and driving-record checks.

• Driver application

Vehicle licensing

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Published hackney conditions normally require first licensing below four years; older applications referred to committee. Vehicles must meet Clean Air Zone emissions; ten-year vehicles may be reviewed.

• Hackney vehicle conditions

Operator licensing

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Premises within district with planning consent and right-to-work evidence; basic DBS and fee required. Normally five years, expiry 30 September.

• Operator application

Licensing fees

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Driver new £615 including DBS; renewal £517; knowledge £97, language £131, further DBS £123. Operator new £449, renewal £509; replacement £12. Verify remaining vehicle charges.

• Driver application
• Operator application

Taxi tariff

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Tariff content checked 23 October 2026. Current council HTML and the linked card confirm ordinary initial 330 yards or 98 seconds at £3.40 daytime, £3.90 evening/Sunday or £4.50 overnight, then 20p per 155 yards and 20p per 127 yards after five miles. Holiday initial fares of £4.70/£6.30 and 30p/50p per 155 yards are published, but the holiday long-distance cells and wording remain incomplete or inconsistent. Legal commencement is unstated; automated quoting remains withheld.

• Taxi tariffs

Mandatory qualifications

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English assessment followed by approved driving assessment, then knowledge test before licence issue.

• Driver application