RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
Stroud
Stroud District Council · Sources checked 12 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Private hire or dual route. Initial DVLA/criminal/right-to-work checks precede further expenditure; provide photo, enhanced DBS, medical and assessment evidence.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
Annual licence; first licensing maximum seven years. WAV exempt from age rule but Euro 6; electric/plugin hybrid age-exempt. Council inspection applies even under one year; MOT unless under one year. Insurance, registration, photos and basic DBS unless driver exemption.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
Operating home/business address must be within Stroud district; drivers and vehicles may reside outside but must share licensing authority. Detailed operator conditions still to extract.
- Licensing fees
- Official route/source found
2026/27 driver new annual £171/three-year £324; renew £103/£260; DBS £61.50, knowledge £71. Vehicle new £187, renewal £159. Operator new1–15 cars annual £159 or five-year £510.
- Taxi tariff
- Official route/source found
Fare table headed effective 13 July 2026 despite stale 2024 reviewed footer. Flags £3.70/£4.10/£4.80; increments 30p per182/155/142 yards respectively; waiting30p per38/28/24 seconds.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official route/source found
English proficiency, driving assessment, safeguarding/equalities training; knowledge test for hackney applicants only.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- Bank-holiday schedule wording overlaps following morning band; precise resolver needs tests.
- Footer last-reviewed2024 conflicts with explicit2026 effective heading; retain both.
- Full operator conditions and larger-fleet fee band30 overlap outstanding.