RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
Bolsover
Bolsover District Council · Sources checked 9 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Use the council's current online driver-licence application route after meeting the adopted policy requirements. A full UK, EC or EEA driving licence must have been held for at least one year. The council separately provides an online knowledge-test booking form; the application must be complete and the applicant must satisfy the fit-and-proper test.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
Use the council's current online vehicle-licence application route. The adopted policy requires all requested information, the fee and supporting documents before an application is complete. Licences normally run for six months; each new or renewal grant requires the vehicle to pass the council-approved test, in addition to the stated MOT requirement.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
Use the council's current online operator-licence application route. The adopted operator policy requires a current basic DBS disclosure for the applicant and each relevant partner, director or person with day-to-day control unless the stated current-enhanced-DBS exception applies; DBS Update Service participation and safeguarding training and assessment are also required.
- Licensing fees
- Official route/source found
Adopted 2026/27 schedule: combined or single driver licence £179 for one year, £226 for two years or £267 for three years, plus DBS if required; theory test £37. Six-month vehicle licence £131 new or £113 renewal; vehicle test including MOT where requested £75. Operator licence £272 for one year, £358 for two, £444 for three, £526 for four or £604 for five years.
- Taxi tariff
- Official route/source found
Withheld: no current official council numeric hackney-carriage fare table and matching enactment or effective date was located in this research pass. No value from a commercial fare calculator or third-party league table is used.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official route/source found
New drivers must pass the council-approved knowledge test and complete council-approved safeguarding and disability-awareness training, including the safe-loading and passenger-transport assessment. The policy also requires a DVLA Group 2 medical, enhanced DBS with barred-list checks and Update Service membership; a council-specified practical driving examination may be required.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- No current official numeric Bolsover hackney-carriage tariff and matching enacted effective date was located. The tariff field is withheld rather than inferred from third-party calculators or fare league tables.