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North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire Council · Sources checked 13 September 2026
- Driver licensing
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Dual licence normally three years. Full UK/European driving licence held for two years; applicant over 18. Enhanced DBS, medical, right-to-work and DVLA check evidence required.
- Vehicle licensing
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Hackney application requires ownership/keeper evidence, insurance and council MOT with at least two weeks validity. WAV must be under ten years, other vehicles under three; maximum eight passengers.
- Operator licensing
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The currently linked 2024–2029 policy sets five years as the standard operator term; a shorter term needs an appropriate specific reason. New and renewal applications require a completed form identifying partners/directors/secretaries, tax-check information, right-to-work proof, fee, driver and vehicle lists, insurance documents, booking/dispatch staff schedule and ex-offender employment policy. Each relevant partner/director/secretary provides Basic DBS issued within three months or an Update Service certificate, with the stated enhanced-driver-check exemption. Incomplete applications are not processed until missing information is supplied.
- Licensing fees
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Driver three-year £251; vehicle £297. DBS page conflicts between £72 and £74, so check this additional charge before payment.
- Taxi tariff
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27 February 2024 card: first quarter-mile £3 day/£4.50 night; first mile £4.80/£7.20; subsequent mile £2.40/£3.60. Waiting 40p/60p per minute. Festive rate doubles daytime. Five-mile night example contains a likely arithmetic typo.
- Mandatory qualifications
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New applicants require driving assessment and child sexual exploitation/safeguarding training certificates.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- No distance pulse or partial-mile rounding stated; do not invent metered step.
- Five-mile night guide says £21.40 but stated rates give £21.60.
- DBS fee conflicting £72/£74.
- Operator conditions outstanding.
- Preserve other verified fields. Current numeric operator fees and exhaustive conditions not reverified.