Leeds taxi and private-hire licensing

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Leeds

Leeds City Council · Sources checked 13 September 2026

Driver licensing

Official route/source found

Current hackney-carriage and private-hire driver application route.

• Taxi and private hire licensing
• Apply for a licence
• Taxi and private hire licensing costs

Vehicle licensing

Official route/source found

Current council licensing hub provides the vehicle route.

• Taxi and private hire licensing
• Taxi and private hire licensing costs

Operator licensing

Official route/source found

Current private-hire operator application and conditions route.

• Taxi and private hire licensing
• Private hire operator licences and conditions
• Taxi and private hire licensing costs

Licensing fees

Official route/source found

Council publishes current driver, vehicle and operator charges.

• Taxi and private hire licensing costs

Taxi tariff

Official evidence found; detail still to confirm

Tariff content checked 23 October 2026. The current council HTML publishes eight numeric bands. Ordinary daytime tariff 1 starts at £3.60, then 20p per 140 yards until the meter reaches £6, followed by 20p per 153 yards; separate night, holiday and larger-party bands apply. Legal commencement is not printed, and the tariff 3 heading is malformed. The page also lists a 50p card-processing charge, but payment fees for covered non-commercial consumer-card instruments are prohibited by national Regulation 6A. TECSI does not present that entry as a permitted universal charge; commercial-card and other payment conditions require separate assessment. No calculator model is enabled while these source qualifications remain unresolved.

• Current council tariff table
• Consumer payment surcharge prohibition: Regulation 6A

Mandatory qualifications

Official route/source found

Advanced driving, English, local knowledge, professional standards, safeguarding and equality tests are required.

• Apply for a licence
• Taxi and private hire licensing costs