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Official-source evidence

Falkirk Council vehicle and booking-office licensing

Verified facts below come from the cited legislation, council pages and official guidance. This evidence covers vehicle licensing, licence-holder/operator duties and booking offices; it does not replace the separate driver-licence route.

Dataset checked 2026-09-09 · 14 source-backed claims · 14 unresolved or bounded items

Vehicle licensing

Current statutory rule

Licence suitability safety insurance and number controls

Section 10 governs vehicles and does not establish a separate driver, booking-office or dispatch relationship.

  • Vehicle Licence Required: Yes
  • Grant Or Renewal Tests: suitable in type, size and design; safe for the licensed use; appropriate insurance or security in force
  • Taxi Number Control: refusal to limit taxi numbers requires no significant unmet demand
  • Private Hire Overprovision: refusal requires the statutory overprovision test
Current statutory rule

Vehicle substitution and disposal duties

The claim records the current consolidated statutory vehicle provisions.

  • Substitution: the licensing authority may permit another vehicle to replace the licensed vehicle
  • Disposal: the licence must be delivered to the authority within 28 days after disposal unless the authority permits otherwise
Current statutory rule

Statutory processing duration renewal and appeal framework

These are outer statutory rules and do not evidence Falkirk Council's actual turnaround.

  • Consideration Window: relevant application must be considered within three months from the relevant date
  • Final Decision Window: a final decision must be reached within the following six months, subject to sheriff extension
  • Ordinary Duration: three years unless a shorter period is set
  • Appeal Deadline: summary application to the sheriff normally within 28 days
Current official source

Current local taxi operator route

The current council page states the taxi operator route, duration choices and separation from driver licensing.

  • Operator Licence Required: Yes
  • New Licence Maximum Years: 1
  • Renewal Choices Years: 1; 3
  • Separate Driver Licence Required: Yes
  • Advertising Needs Prior Council Approval: Yes
Current official source

Current local private hire operator route

The current council page identifies the separate private-hire car operator route.

  • Operator Licence Required: Yes
  • Separate Driver Licence Required: Yes
Current official source

Current local licensing fees

The current official fees page supplies operator, booking-office and vehicle registration charges checked on 4 September 2026.

  • Operator New One Year Gbp: 320.1
  • Operator Renewal One Year Gbp: 173.9
  • Operator Renewal Three Years Gbp: 415.8
  • Vehicle Registration Gbp: 56.7
  • Vehicle Change Gbp: 50.4

Booking-office licensing

Current statutory rule

Statutory processing duration renewal and appeal framework

These are outer statutory rules and do not evidence Falkirk Council's actual turnaround.

  • Consideration Window: relevant application must be considered within three months from the relevant date
  • Final Decision Window: a final decision must be reached within the following six months, subject to sheriff extension
  • Ordinary Duration: three years unless a shorter period is set
  • Appeal Deadline: summary application to the sheriff normally within 28 days
Current official source

Booking office threshold premises management records notice and duration

This is national guidance; no dedicated current Falkirk booking-office application page or local condition schedule was located.

  • Threshold: bookings for four or more taxis or private hire cars
  • Premises: the premises where bookings are taken must be licensed
  • Holder: individual; partnership; limited partnership; limited company
  • Manager: name the person responsible for day-to-day management
  • Records: every booking; vehicle registration and driver name
  • Licence Checks: ensure vehicles and drivers have the correct licences
  • National Notice Duration Days: 21
  • Usual Licence Duration Years: 3
  • Online Application Statement: GOV.UK states that this licence cannot be applied for online
Current official source

Tax check conditionality and code

HMRC guidance does not list Scottish taxi or private-hire vehicle licences in this tax-check scope.

  • Scottish Scope: booking office licence
  • When Required: renewing the same type of licence; applying after holding the same type within the previous year; applying to another authority while holding the same type
  • Code: nine-character tax-check code
  • Code Validity Days: 120
Current official source

First application tax responsibility confirmation

Falkirk Council publishes matching high-level local tax guidance, but the exact evidence field in a booking-office application was not verified.

  • Scottish Scope: booking office licence
  • When Applicable: applying for this type of licence for the first time; applying after the same type of licence stopped being valid at least one year earlier
  • Requirement: confirm awareness of tax responsibilities to the licensing authority
Current official source

Right to licence check scope and methods

No current local booking-office right-to-licence checklist was located in the bounded council-source review.

  • Covered Scottish Licence: booking office licence
  • Events: new application; renewal; extension
  • Methods: digital status where prescribed; Home Office online service where available; current prescribed document checks
  • Time Limited Status: licence duration must not exceed the permitted immigration period
Current official source

Current local booking office route

The live council page states the local booking-office threshold, communication scope and tax-conditionality process.

  • Threshold: premises in Falkirk Council area accepting bookings for four or more taxis or private hire cars
  • Booking Methods Include: telephone; email; text
  • Tax Conditionality Applies: Yes
Current official source

Current booking office fee gbp

The current official Falkirk fees page lists the three-year booking-office fee as £267.20; this claim is split from the vehicle/operator fee claim so the booking-office route is explicit.

  • Three Years Gbp: 267.2

Public registers and other verified evidence

Current statutory rule

Statutory register duty

The statutory duty does not prove completeness or freshness of any web list.

  • Register Duty: the authority must keep a register of applications, decisions and prescribed licence information
  • Public Inspection: the register is available for public inspection at reasonable times and certified extracts may be supplied for a reasonable fee

Unresolved and bounded details

These points are deliberately not inferred. Open the list to see exactly what still needs current source confirmation.

14 recorded gaps, conflicts or dated-only points
  • Current complete vehicle application document checklist: The checked current council material does not establish one complete current evidence checklist for both vehicle routes. NOT STATED
  • Current vehicle inspection booking wait and outcome: No current source states live inspection capacity, appointment wait or guaranteed outcome timing. NOT STATED
  • Current vehicle age emissions and detailed specification: No complete current-dated vehicle age, emissions and detailed specification schedule was established from the checked sources. NOT STATED
  • Current operator application form fields uploads and acknowledgement: Application forms or services were not entered, submitted or used to verify live fields, uploads or acknowledgement behaviour. NOT VERIFIED
  • Local complete operator application processing time: The checked sources do not state a current observed end-to-end processing time for a complete operator application. NOT STATED
  • Current complete booking office application document checklist: The checked sources do not establish one complete and current local booking-office evidence checklist. NOT STATED
  • Current booking office application fields uploads and acknowledgement: No booking-office application was entered or submitted, so live fields, uploads and acknowledgement remain unverified. NOT VERIFIED
  • Local complete booking office application processing time: The checked sources do not state a current observed end-to-end processing time for a complete booking-office application. NOT STATED
  • Current register rows filters and freshness: Current register rows, filters, completeness and update freshness were not verified in this bounded evidence pass. NOT VERIFIED
  • Current radio dispatch provider roster: Official licensing sources do not state a current commercial radio or dispatch provider roster. NOT STATED
  • Current radio dispatch onboarding terms: Official licensing sources do not state current commercial radio or dispatch onboarding terms. NOT STATED
  • Current radio dispatch prices and commission: Official licensing sources do not state current commercial radio or dispatch prices or commissions. NOT STATED
  • Current radio dispatch coverage and job volume: Official licensing sources do not state current commercial dispatch coverage or job volume. NOT STATED
  • Current vehicle rental or shift availability: Official licensing sources do not state current vehicle rental or driver shift availability. NOT STATED

Radio/dispatch supplier terms are not presented as council licensing requirements.

Open the existing council fare and licensing guide