Mole Valley taxi and private-hire licensing

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Mole Valley

Mole Valley District Council · Sources checked 13 September 2026

Driver licensing

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Dual driver licences normally last three years. Applicants need a full DVLA licence held at least 12 months and must complete the application within four months.

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Vehicle licensing

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Newly licensed vehicles must be under six years old and carry no more than eight passengers, including wheelchair passengers. Detailed vehicle specification remains to be extracted.

• Taxi licensing and fares

Operator licensing

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Operators receive five-year licences. The booking premises is the application address, where records must be inspectable; necessary planning consent must be in place.

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Licensing fees

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Published10April2026–31March2027 fees: hackney-carriage or metered private-hire vehicle£459.50; non-metered private-hire£444.50; five-year operator£555.50; driver new/renewal£176.50; hackney/private-hire knowledge tests£60.50/£40.50; DBS£70.50.

• 2026/27 fees

Taxi tariff

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Ordinary fare: £3.90 for the first880 yards, then22p per started141 yards; waiting28p per started41 seconds. Night/Sunday/public-holiday band is1.5 times ordinary; festive rates need full schedule review. The legal effective date is not established.

• Taxi licensing and fares

Mandatory qualifications

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A practical taxi-driving assessment and local-knowledge checks apply. Overseas residence exceeding six months since age18 requires a good-conduct certificate.

• Taxi licensing and fares