Vehicle licensing
Current statutory ruleLicence required for vehicle operation
The section 10 licence attaches to the vehicle operation and does not replace the driver's separate licence.
- Taxi Licence Required: Yes
- Private Hire Car Licence Required: Yes
- Statutory Section: Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 section 10
Current statutory ruleStatutory vehicle suitability and insurance
Section 10 supplies the national statutory baseline; Dundee's conditions add local inspection and display rules.
- Authority Must Be Satisfied Vehicle Suitable: Yes
- Insurance Required Throughout Licence: Yes
Current official sourceCurrent taxi operator licence availability
The count is a time-sensitive live-page observation, not a reservation or promise that a licence will remain available.
- Available Count Observed: 16
- Allocation Basis: first come, first served
- Observed At: 2026-09-02
- New Plate Vehicle Rule: electric wheelchair-accessible vehicle from the approved list, including listed plug-in hybrid models
Current official sourceCurrent private hire operator licence availability
The application link remains visible, but the council page explicitly states that no private-hire operator licences are currently available.
- Available Count Observed: 0
- Page Statement: No private hire operator licences are currently available
- Vehicle Policy If Available: electric vehicles only
- Observed At: 2026-09-02
Current official sourceLicence fee duration and renewal
These are council licence fees; testing, retesting and commercial operating costs are separate.
- Currency: GBP
- Effective From: 2026-04-01
- Taxi Operator: New: 280; Renewal: 280; Duration Years: 1; Renewal Date: 31 May
- Private Hire Operator: New: 270; Renewal: 270; Duration Years: 1; Renewal Date: 31 May
Current official sourceAdministrative change fees
The schedule does not say that every administrative charge applies identically to every route, so applicability must be confirmed before payment.
- Currency: GBP
- Effective From: 2026-04-01
- Vehicle Variation: 50
- Material Change Or Director Change: 50
- Day To Day Manager Appointment: 50
- Licence Reprint: 20
Current official sourceTaxi corporate application information
This evidence is limited to the current-linked corporate-plate document and does not prove the complete live workflow for all applications.
- Applicant Structures Shown: individual; company; partnership
- Information Shown: identity or company details; tax references; day-to-day manager; vehicle details; insurance; intended taxi office; other badge-holding users; convictions
- Fee Shown GBP: 280
Current official sourceTaxi vehicle condition and inspection baseline
The common baseline is extracted across three current-linked cohort documents; vehicle-type-specific conditions remain controlling for the relevant cohort.
- Safe Serviceable And Clean: Yes
- Licensing Inspection Required: Yes
- Tests Per Year By Vehicle Age: Up To5 Years: 1; Over5 To8 Years: 2; Over8 Years: 3
- Accident Damage Must Be Reported: Yes
- Registration And Insurance In Holder Name: Yes
- Licence Plates And Dundee Taxi Markings Required: Yes
- Meter Must Be Approved Sealed And Tested: Yes
Current official sourcePrivate hire vehicle condition and inspection baseline
The linked condition document is current on the council page, but its publication and effective dates are not stated.
- Safe Serviceable And Clean: Yes
- Licensing Inspection Required: Yes
- Tests Per Year By Vehicle Age: Up To5 Years: 1; Over5 To8 Years: 2; Over8 Years: 3
- Accident Damage Must Be Reported: Yes
- Roadworthy Accident Presentation Deadline: within the next two working days
- Registration And Insurance In Holder Or Joint Holder Name: Yes
- Advance Booking Only Sign Required: Yes
- Roof Sign Prohibited: Yes
- Driver List Changes Deadline Days: 7
Current official sourceVehicle testing and related fees
Three published amounts conflict with the committee minute and are retained as an explicit conflict gap.
- Currency: GBP
- Effective From: 2026-04-01
- Full Test: 81
- Full Electric Test: 65
- Full Test Non Attendance: 38
- Late Cancellation Within24 Hours: 38
- Retest Other Than Paint: 59
- Paint Only Retest: 0
- Retest Non Attendance: 12
- Replacement Pretest: 56
- Pretest Non Attendance: 27
- Meter Test: 38
- Plate Or Special Event Disc: 22
- Duplicate Test Certificate: 12
- Mot Certificate: 12
- Mot Test: 54.85
- Full Test Without Mot: 103
- Special Events Full Test: 103
- Plate And Certificate: 34
Current official sourceVehicle retest fee rule
The zero charge applies only to no more than three defects from the document's specified minor-defect list.
- Currency: GBP
- Effective From: 2026-04-01
- Standard Retest: 59
- Up To Three Listed Minor Defects: 0
- More Than Three Or Other Defects: 59
Current official sourceDaily and weekly vehicle check records
The current council checklist covers safety, licence display, tyres, brakes, bodywork, meters, restraints and cleanliness.
- Driver Daily Check: Yes
- Operator Weekly Sign Off: Yes
- Current Week Kept In Vehicle: Yes
- Retention Months: 12
- Defects Rectified Urgently: Yes
Current official sourceApproved vehicle model route
The list includes multiple vehicle categories; inclusion does not itself establish that a licence allocation is available.
- Published Approved List: Yes
- Unlisted Vehicle Assessment Available: Yes
- Assessment Location: Marchbanks, 34 Harefield Road, Dundee DD2 3JW
- Report To Reception First: Yes
Current official sourceOnline application entry point
Only the entry page was checked; no account, form entry, upload, submission, payment or determination was attempted.
- Public Entry Page Available: Yes
- Sign In Option Shown: Yes
- Continue Without Account Option Shown: Yes