RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
Lancaster
Lancaster City Council · Sources checked 9 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Current driver application route and step-by-step new-driver guidance.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
Current hackney-carriage and private-hire vehicle application route.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
Current private-hire operator application route.
- Licensing fees
- Official route/source found
2026/27: new driver £143 annual or £362 three-year; driver renewal £336 three-year. Hackney vehicle £233 annual; private-hire vehicle £211 annual. Operator £199/£855 for one vehicle up to £417/£1,962 for 26-plus vehicles (annual/five-year).
- Taxi tariff
- Official route/source found
Current forms hub links the fare card effective 19 April 2023: Tariff 1 starts £3.20 for 880 yards, Tariff 2 £4.80 and Tariff 3 £6.40, with published increments and extras.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official route/source found
Enhanced DBS/update service, two-day Lancaster and Morecambe College course with local knowledge test and safeguarding assessment, approved practical driving test, D4 Group 2 medical and right-to-work evidence.