RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
Dacorum
Dacorum Council · Sources checked 13 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official evidence found; detail still to confirm
The recovered official council policy says hackney applicants take a 12-question route test with a 10-answer pass mark, while new private-hire applicants are not required to take that route test. It also states applicants are normally expected to have held a full motor-car licence for 36 months. The operative current adoption date was not established, so confirm these conditions before applying.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official evidence found; detail still to confirm
In its 2026 Department for Transport return, Dacorum reported both age and emissions standards and daily roadworthiness checks for taxis and private-hire vehicles, and permitted CCTV in both fleets. It reported no rear-window light-transmission threshold or DBS requirement for non-driver vehicle owners. A council policy PDF was located, but its current operative status was not re-established after the site migration, so exact thresholds and application requirements remain withheld.
- Operator licensing
- Official evidence found; detail still to confirm
The council's published operator application asks for the proposed operating addresses and evidence that planning permission is in place or not required. It also asks about Information Commissioner's Office registration where booking-office or vehicle CCTV is used, Ofcom licensing where a business radio network is used, and the intended vehicle and driver fleet. The form says operator licences are typically issued for five years. The council's migrated current policy hub was not independently re-established in this recovery pass, so applicants should confirm the live checklist and fee directly before applying.
- Licensing fees
- Official route/source found
Council fee page updated 31 March 2026: three-year HC or PH driver new/renewal £339/£266; dual £376/£308. Full knowledge test £94, conditions-only £53, English assessment £53 total. Annual HC vehicle new/renewal £449/£329; PH new/renewal £297/£297 (renewal with substitution £302), excluding compliance test. Five-year operator new/renewal £537 for up to three vehicles, £901 for four or more. External DBS currently £74 and MOT/compliance £52 are recharged/provider-changeable rather than guaranteed fixed charges.
- Taxi tariff
- Official evidence found; detail still to confirm
Decision dated 22 January 2026 adopts the publicised proposal after 13 objections. Four bands include first 440 yards: 1–4 passengers day £3.80 then 37p per started 220 yards/45 seconds waiting; night £5.06 then 49p. For 5–8 passengers day £5.70 then 55p; night £7.59 then 73p. Night applies 23:00–07:00, Sundays, official bank holidays and Christmas/New Year eves from 18:00. Double meter applies after 23:00 on December 24/31 and all December 25/January 1. Soiling £80; toll/congestion charges recoverable. The decision requires publication for enforceability; operative publication/commencement was not found, so these adopted figures are not asserted to be the currently enforceable meter card.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official evidence found; detail still to confirm
Not verified in this batch.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- Official policy text was downloaded and independently quote-checked with Bill; eight substantive extracts matched exactly and one ellipsis-containing output was rejected.
- The policy's operative current adoption date was not established. Vehicle, operator, current fees and numeric tariff remain withheld.
- Separate provider charges can change; no claim these totals include medical expenses.
- Preserve prior verified fields.
- The current migrated policy hub and 2026/27 fee schedule were not independently verified; no legacy Disclosure Scotland wording or expired fee is promoted.
- Operative publication/commencement after the 22 January 2026 decision remains unverified.
- Exact thresholds, application documents, inspection schedule and fees require a current linked council source.