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Redditch
Redditch Borough Council · Sources checked 12 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Apply through Worcestershire Regulatory Services using the council driver form. Current policy requires applicants over 21, three years holding a UK driving licence and fitness/propriety and right-to-work checks.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
Use the council vehicle form, supporting documents and fee through Worcestershire Regulatory Services. Confirm insurance, testing and vehicle-policy compliance before applying or purchasing.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
A private-hire booking base in the district requires the council operator licence. Email the application and fee evidence to enquiries@worcsregservices.gov.uk. Hackney drivers taking their own bookings do not require a PH operator licence.
- Licensing fees
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2026/27: HC/PH vehicle £308.50, temporary vehicle £231.40; three-year dual or PH driver £180. Five-year operator covering 1–3 vehicles £708.90 plus £18.90 each additional vehicle. Knowledge £28, new-driver administration £45 and DBS £67.
- Taxi tariff
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Council resolution brings revised fares into force 24 August 2026: first 880 yards £4.60/£5.97/£8.12, then 15p/15p/30p per 176 yards. Waiting 10p/10p/20p per 30 seconds. Normal, night/public-holiday and festive tariffs apply.
- Mandatory qualifications
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Worcestershire Taxi and Private Hire Competency Certificate, enhanced DBS with Update Service and prescribed medical/identity evidence. The competency assessment covers driving, language/numeracy, safeguarding, law and customer/equality skills. Check the current policy for licence-specific test requirements.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- Linked adopted appendix still bears Proposed Table of Fares / Appendix 3 heading internally; decision expressly adopts linked Appendix 1 on page 19 effective 24 August 2026. Earlier example table on page 22 was incorrect; not used.
- Fare card says guide dogs exemption; broader assistance-dog rights must not be denied by UI wording.
- Full vehicle age exceptions and all operator recordkeeping conditions not exhaustively extracted.
- Calculator needs time/distance semantics and selection boundary tests before release.