RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
York
City of York Council · Sources checked 9 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Current application route for three-year hackney-carriage and private-hire driver licences.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
Current vehicle route; private-hire vehicles can apply and renew annually, while hackney-carriage plates are presently fully allocated.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
Current private-hire operator application route; applicants are told to contact the licensing team before applying while guidance is reviewed.
- Licensing fees
- Official route/source found
Current charges: driver application £190 plus £190 on grant, renewal £282; private-hire vehicle new £280 and renewal £214; hackney vehicle new £318 and renewal £241; five-year operator fee starts at £236 for 1–10 vehicles.
- Taxi tariff
- Official route/source found
Day first 197.3 metres £3.40 then 20p per 132.4 metres; night first 113.4 metres £4.40 then the same increment; race-day first 286.2 metres £6.20 then the same increment, with published premium tariffs for Christmas and New Year.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official route/source found
York safeguarding and knowledge training/test, approved practical driving assessment, medical and enhanced DBS are required; wheelchair-accessible drivers also need the wheelchair assessment.