RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire Council · Sources checked 12 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Hackney or combined council licence required, normally three years. Applicant must have held a DVLA licence at least twelve months, pass fitness/propriety and medical checks, and supply DBS and right-to-work evidence.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
The council provides separate hackney vehicle grant, renewal, replacement, transfer and registration-change applications. Technical age/emissions conditions are not verified here.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
Five-year operator fees distinguish fleets of 1–10 vehicles and over ten; application conditions require further extraction.
- Licensing fees
- Official route/source found
Council page: three-year driver new £365/renewal £357; annual vehicle new £195/renewal £178; five-year operator £498 up to ten vehicles or £515 above ten. Knowledge £42, oral assessment £31, driving/wheelchair £99. Page supplies no effective date.
- Taxi tariff
- Official route/source found
First 146.9 metres £2; each subsequent 132.8 metres or part 20p; waiting 20p per started 30 seconds. Night 00:00–05:00 and bank holidays add £2. Passenger-band wording and multiplier order conflict; full automatic selection is withheld.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official route/source found
English oral assessment or accepted qualification evidence is required before application submission. Driving, wheelchair loading, knowledge and conditions tests are specified.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- Tariff page omits exactly four passengers in its explanatory bands although extra-charge rule says in excess of four.
- Night large-party flag £6 conflicts with an unqualified £2 night extra irrespective of passengers; multiplier ordering needs clarification.
- No tariff or fee effective date stated.
- Vehicle technical conditions and full operator application requirements remain to extract.