RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
Fenland
Fenland District Council · Sources checked 13 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Fenland offers separate hackney-carriage and private-hire driver application routes and one- or three-year licences. The adopted policy version 2 is effective from 23 February 2026.
- Taxi licensing
- Licensed drivers
- Hackney carriage and private-hire licensing policy 2026–2031 (effective 23 February 2026)
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
Current online routes cover new and renewal hackney-carriage, private-hire and special-event vehicles. Vehicles must meet the approved-list and compliance-test requirements; the council advises approval before purchase.
- Taxi licensing
- Vehicle licensing
- Hackney carriage and private-hire licensing policy 2026–2031 (effective 23 February 2026)
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
A private-hire operator licence is required to run a private-hire business. The adopted policy requires the application, fee, a premises inspection and basic DBS evidence unless the applicant is already a council-licensed driver.
- Taxi licensing
- Hackney carriage and private-hire licensing policy 2026–2031 (effective 23 February 2026)
- Licensing fees
- Official evidence found; detail still to confirm
Current web renewal fees are £101 for a one-year driver or £236 for three years; new/renewal hackney-carriage vehicle £165 and private-hire vehicle £146. Other driver, operator, test and disclosure costs remain to be confirmed before payment.
- Taxi tariff
- Official evidence found; detail still to confirm
Official 12 May 2022 card: tariff 1 Monday–Saturday 07:00–23:00 £4 first mile, then 20p per started 146.2 metres (printed as 1/11 mile). Tariff 2 23:00–07:00 and all Sunday £6 first mile then 30p per same unit. Tariff 3 £8 first mile then 40p per unit, described as from 18:00 for public bank holidays including Christmas/New Year; precise holiday end boundaries are not printed. Waiting 40p per started 114.2 seconds. Each passenger above four 50p, maximum £2; two under-16s count as one and under-threes excluded. Soiling maximum £80. November 2024 minutes retain unchanged fares rather than implement the consulted increase.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official route/source found
The adopted policy lists enhanced DBS, knowledge-test passes for new applicants, medical evidence when due, right-to-work evidence, DVLA licence/check code, an approved advanced-driving test and safeguarding certificate. Confirm providers and sequencing with Licensing.
- Licensed drivers
- Hackney carriage and private-hire licensing policy 2026–2031 (effective 23 February 2026)
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- Current operator and full new-driver fee totals not verified.
- Current adopted hackney-carriage tariff not verified.
- The policy page can block automated retrieval; the application routes should be rechecked immediately before applying.
- Current hub linkage and any promised later review outcome not fully recovered; dated official schedule retained as partial, not unqualified current.
- Holiday boundaries and metric/fractional-mile rounding need reconciliation for calculator use.