RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
Walsall
Walsall Council · Sources checked 12 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Online PH, hackney-carriage and dual driver application route includes identity, medical and DBS document submission.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
New and renewal vehicle applications are online. Upload MOT, insurance and relevant compliance documents; new applications also require the log book. Allow at least ten working days.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
Download the operator form and submit by email. Supporting documents include relevant basic DBS, right-to-work evidence, public-liability insurance of at least £5 million and, where applicable, radio licence/planning evidence.
- Licensing fees
- Official route/source found
Published driver fees: PH/HC one year £70, three years £180; dual £80/£190. New five-year operator licence £350 for one/two vehicles or £550 for three-plus; renewals £300/£500. Vehicle-fee figures are withheld here because the current fee page and a closed 2026 consultation present the same figures while the consultation still says decision pending.
- Taxi tariff
- Official route/source found
Council passenger page identifies the linked card as effective 18 December 2023. Day/night: £3 first 335 yards or 93.1 seconds, then 15p per 129.5 yards or 36 seconds until £4.80, then 15p per 117.3 yards or 36 seconds. Christmas 18:00 Dec 24–06:00 Dec 27 and New Year 18:00 Dec 31–06:00 Jan 2 double normal fare. Card lists £1/person when six or more passengers are carried and £25 soiling.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official route/source found
Full UK driving licence held at least twelve months; medical; enhanced DBS; English/maths qualifications or Walsall College assessment. Overseas good-conduct evidence is needed if resident in the UK for less than five years. Right-to-work evidence is checked.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- Vehicle fee adoption must be reconciled against July 2026 committee decision; closed consultation text still says awaiting final decision.
- Fare card states £0.15p while price examples show 15p; penny-unit typography recorded rather than copied into engine.
- Large-party extra and distance/time meter changeover need precise implementation review; no live calculator approval.