RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
Pendle
Pendle Borough Council · Sources checked 9 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Current hackney-carriage and private-hire driver application route.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
Current vehicle application/renewal routes for hackney carriage and private hire.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
Current private-hire operator application route.
- Licensing fees
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Fees from 29 July 2025: driver £93 one-year or £224 three-year new; vehicle fees vary by type and duration, including private hire £178 annual new and hackney £204 annual new; operator £240/£1,311 for one vehicle to £443/£1,797 for 51-plus (one/five years).
- Taxi tariff
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Current table: Tariff 1 £3.50 for first mile, Tariff 2 £4.00 and Tariff 3 £5.00, with published mileage, waiting and extra charges.
- Mandatory qualifications
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Knowledge test, full UK licence held 12 months, right-to-work evidence, enhanced DBS/update service, DVLA Group 2 medical and safeguarding/CSE training are required.