RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
Burnley
Burnley Borough Council · Sources checked 9 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Current application route shared by hackney-carriage and private-hire drivers.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
Current hackney-carriage and private-hire vehicle application route.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
Current private-hire operator application route.
- Licensing fees
- Official evidence found; detail still to confirm
4 August 2026 charges: private-hire driver £237 for three years, hackney driver £243; private-hire vehicle £100/£61/£46 by age and licence period, hackney vehicle £62; five-year operator £2,156 for up to 50 vehicles or £1,250 for a single vehicle at a private address.
- Taxi tariff
- Official route/source found
Council-current linked fare table: tariff 1 first 1,320 yards or four minutes £3 then 20p per 220 yards or 40 seconds; tariff 2 starts £3.50; tariff 3 Christmas/New Year starts £5.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official route/source found
Enhanced DBS/update service, safeguarding and child-exploitation training, Safer Cabbying test, medical, DVLA checks and right-to-work evidence are required.