RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
Dover
Dover District Council · Sources checked 13 September 2026
- Driver licensing
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Drivers hold a combined hackney/private-hire licence, for up tothree years. A full driving licence held12 months, right to work and fitness/propriety checks are required.
- Vehicle licensing
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The council currently says no new hackney-carriage vehicle licences are issued. Vehicles must be underfive at grant and no more thaneight on renewal. Supply MOT withinone month, V5, insurance, tax proof and proprietor basic DBS unless already a licensed driver.
- Operator licensing
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Operators must retain a register of booking/dispatch staff and evidence of basic DBS checks for them.
- Licensing fees
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Current page: driverthree-year grant/renewal£325/£310, one-year£140/£125; annual HC/PH£355/£285 with clean/accessibility discounts. Five-year operators1–5/6–10/11+ vehicles£400/£690/£970. Effective date unstated.
- Taxi tariff
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From5March2026:06:00–midnight starts£3.80 first280yards or1minute, then20p per155yards or25seconds, or combination. Midnight–06:00 and statutory/bankholidays £5.70 then30p. Festive24December18:00–27December06:00 and31December18:00–2January06:00 £7.60 then40p. Sundayextra£1; luggage60p/article; eachadditionalpassenger60p. Morethan4passengers increasesmainrates50%; weatherwithdrawal ofStagecoachservices increasesdistance/waiting50%. Interiorsoiling discretionarymaximum£100.
- Mandatory qualifications
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A knowledge test and driving assessment form part of the new-driver process; apply before booking the knowledge test.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- Tariff and full medical/safeguarding policy detail still missing.
- Combined distance/time allowance and weathertrigger need specific calculator support.
- MPV festive text contains appended conflicting night/publicholiday wording; do not infer expanded applicability.