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South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire Council · Sources checked 13 September 2026
- Driver licensing
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Dual or PH-only licence up to three years. Full UK driving licence held three years, right to work, fit-and-proper checks and pre-application assessments. Processing target six weeks.
- Vehicle licensing
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New vehicles no more than five years old, not insurance write-offs, passing fitness test. Hackneys wheelchair accessible with calibrated meter and MOT. Submit V5, hire/reward insurance, conformity/IVA, tests within four weeks. PH MOT required over three years.
- Operator licensing
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Operating premises in district with necessary planning permission; right-to-work, DBS, fit-and-proper and insurance checks. Upload insurance where public premises, DBS and work evidence; tax code if required.
- Licensing fees
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2026/27: three-year driver new/renew £426.21/£380.74, badge deposit £45, learning assessment £190.35. Annual vehicle new/renew £230.52/£222.35. Five-year operator new/renew £534.29/£419.46.
- Taxi tariff
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Tariff content checked 23 October 2026. The April 2026 card gives £2.40 for 121.4 yards, then 20p per 112.8 yards, and waiting at 20p per 26.7 seconds or part. The separately listed night, weekend, bank-holiday and festive supplements apply to a hiring BEGINNING OR ENDING in the relevant period, and are non-cumulative. A hire-start-only calendar would be incomplete. Exact commencement day, distance rounding and arrival-time handling remain qualifications; no model is enabled.
- Mandatory qualifications
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Learning/suitability written and verbal assessment; safeguarding, practical driving and disability training; enhanced DBS plus ongoing Update Service; Group 2 D4 medical. DBS under two months and medical within four months at application.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- Exact April commencement day not printed.
- Distance partial-step rounding not explicit; visual PDF check outstanding.