Hart taxi and private-hire licensing

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Hart

Hart District Council · Sources checked 13 September 2026

Driver licensing

Official route/source found

Current-linked November2022 guide requires age over21, full licence over one year, enhanced DBS Update checks six-monthly, own-surgery Group2 medical reviewed by council advisor, right-to-work evidence and £5million public liability cover. Contact shared licensing team to arrange application interview. Old guide fee amounts are not reused.

• Current linked driver guide

Vehicle licensing

Official route/source found

Begin application through hartlicensing@basingstoke.gov.uk; supply proprietor and vehicle information including proof of ownership. Detailed vehicle eligibility and compliance testing remain to be extracted.

• Vehicle application

Operator licensing

Official route/source found

Premises must be in Hart; contact shared licensing team for application. Normally five-year licence. Driver, vehicle and operator must all hold Hart licences; one-person businesses also need driver and vehicle licences.

• Operator application
• Operator terms

Licensing fees

Official evidence found; detail still to confirm

For 2026–27, the approved driver-fee schedule gives HC/PH three-year new £312 and renewal £255; driver awareness/knowledge test £36, DBS £49.50 and medical-adviser review £35. The committee approved the fees on 21 October 2025; Council approved the annual fee schedule on 26 February 2026. Vehicle/operator figures remain unconfirmed pending final statutory consultation outcome. The committee expressly continued the wheelchair-accessible/fully-electric vehicle fee waiver for two years, despite the download retaining an expired review note. Confirm current application of that waiver with licensing.

• Current-linked 2026–27 taxi fee table
• Licensing committee approval21October2025
• Council2026–27 budget approval

Taxi tariff

Official route/source found

Current approved fare PDF prints first-mile totals £5.20/£6.90/£10.40 and waiting30p/45p/60p per started45seconds for bands1/2/3. It contains an inconsistent distance conversion, so unrestricted calculator activation is held pending review. Effective date is not printed.

• Current linked fare card

Mandatory qualifications

Official route/source found

Driving assessment plus safeguarding and disability classroom training; e-learning not accepted. PH applicants take verbal law/policy Golden Rules test; HC also local geography. Medical repetitions may be more frequent on advisor instruction.

• Current linked driver guide