RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
Herefordshire
Herefordshire Council · Sources checked 12 September 2026
- Driver licensing
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Apply online for the dual badge, with evidence emailed to taxilicensing@herefordshire.gov.uk. Minimum age 21, full driving licence held twelve months, right to work, Group 2 medical and enhanced DBS.
- Vehicle licensing
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New hackney vehicles must be wheelchair accessible and under five years; new private-hire vehicles under two years. CCTV mandatory from 13 January 2025. Submit insurance, compliance test, V5/bill of sale and CCTV certificate; annual licence.
- Operator licensing
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Use the operator application and guidance. Suitability/basic DBS, appropriate insurance and planning evidence are required. Fee schedule offers three- and five-year options; confirm the chosen duration with licensing.
- Licensing fees
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2026/27: annual vehicle including compliance test £425.35; dual driver one/two/three years £314.48/£417.89/£624.71. Operator five years: one vehicle £252.65, 2–5 £436.01, over five £727.05; three years £162.04/£254.79/£529.83.
- Taxi tariff
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Effective 21 February 2024: £3.50 for first 921 metres, then 10p per 57.5 metres; waiting 10p per 18.2 seconds. Night/public holidays 150%, festive/Easter periods 200%. Five-plus passengers add 50% to the applicable tariff; other extras apply.
- Mandatory qualifications
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Knowledge test: local/policy 16/20, spoken English 15/17 and numeracy 5/5; maximum three attempts. Medical, DBS and overseas good-conduct evidence where applicable.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- Driver-fee inclusion wording conflicts between driver and vehicle pages; confirm whether medical referral/knowledge are included.
- Operator page contains obsolete same-area-only subcontracting claim; excluded from summary.
- Operator duration prose says three years while fees offer five years; selected duration needs confirmation.
- Yard/metre equivalents are rounded; preserve printed canonical metre quantities for estimator and document rounding.