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Wyre Forest
Wyre Forest District Council · Sources checked 12 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Current policy requires applicants over 21, a UK driving licence held for three years, right to work and fitness/propriety. Use the council application route through Worcestershire Regulatory Services.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
Submit the council vehicle application, supporting documents and fee. Check current vehicle specifications before purchase; the policy and application route are linked.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
A private-hire base in the district requires an operator licence. Submit the operator application and fee through Worcestershire Regulatory Services. Hackney drivers taking their own bookings do not require a PH operator licence.
- Licensing fees
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From 1 April 2026: HC vehicle £282 and PH £254 including twice-yearly inspections; driver three years £389; operator five years £576; DBS £75, badge £32, knowledge retest £66.
- Taxi tariff
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Effective 1 April 2022: first 805 metres £3.50/£5.25/£7. Thereafter 12p/18p/24p per 115 metres until 1,610 metres, then per 107 metres. Waiting 20p/30p/40p per 30 seconds. Night/Sunday, five-plus passenger and festive rules apply.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official route/source found
Worcestershire Taxi and Private Hire Competency Certificate and the medical, identity and disclosure evidence required by the current policy. Confirm additional hackney-specific knowledge testing before application.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- Prebook pickup exactly 1.5-mile boundary is ambiguous between printed extra bands; avoid automatic ambiguous surcharge.
- Full licensing conditions and vehicle age exceptions remain to be extracted.