RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
Dorset
Dorset Council · Sources checked 12 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Over 18 and full licence for at least 12 months; enhanced DBS including both barred lists, right to work and Group 2 medical. Medical at initial application and every renewal, certificate under one month old.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
Two hackney zones: Dorset and Weymouth/Portland, separately licensed. Submit V5, insurance, garage inspection, MOT and hackney meter certificate; seating must meet policy.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
Right-to-work and public liability evidence required with driver/vehicle information. Basic DBS arranged after application unless already Dorset licensed driver.
- Licensing fees
- Official route/source found
Current application pages: PH/Dorset-zone vehicle £200; Weymouth/Portland new £260, renewal £240. Operator £440 five years or £130 one year. Older 2025/26 budget figures not substituted.
- Taxi tariff
- Official route/source found
Dorset zone fare card effective 1 January 2025: £3/£4.50/£6 flags, 704 yards included; then 20p/30p/40p per 117.33 yards. Separate Weymouth/Portland fare card not extracted; these rates must not be applied there.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official route/source found
Policy requires driving assessment; separate current application form also lists knowledge and safeguarding checks. Full course specification remains to extract.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- Weymouth/Portland tariff extraction blocked; not calculator coverage for entire authority.
- 117.33-yard rounded increment versus stated first-mile totals requires boundary review.
- Full driver fees and detailed qualifications/vehicle age requirements outstanding.
- PDF textual extraction reviewed, not visual.