Vehicle licensing
Current statutory ruleLicence required for vehicle operation
The section 10 licence concerns operation of the vehicle and does not establish that its driver holds the separate driver licence.
- Taxi Licence Required: Yes
- Private Hire Car Licence Required: Yes
- Statutory Section: Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 section 10
Current official sourceLocal operator licence terminology
Moray uses operator wording on vehicle materials; it is not evidence of a separate commercial fleet, dispatch or driver account.
- Council Label: taxi/private hire operator licence
- Licensed Object: the vehicle operated as a taxi or private hire car
- Separate From Driver Licence: Yes
Current official sourceLicence duration temporary duration and renewal lead
The three-year and temporary statements come from undated guidance still linked by the council; the 30-day renewal lead is also stated on the current page.
- Ordinary Duration: generally three years
- Shorter Duration: the council may grant a shorter period
- Temporary Duration: six weeks under the current-linked undated guidance
- Renewal Lead: submit a full renewal application at least 30 days before expiry
Current official sourceGrant renewal substitution and submission route
These are the council-described routes; no form was submitted and no live workflow outcome was tested.
- Grant: for applicants who have never held the licence or do not currently hold one
- Renewal: for a current unexpired licence due to expire
- Substitution: separate substitution application route
- Submission: completed form and fee by post or by email to licensing@moray.gov.uk
Current official sourcePolice consultation and committee referral
The 21 days describes the objection or observation window and is not represented as a complete application-processing target.
- Consulted Body: Police Scotland
- Objection Window: 21 days
- No Objection Path: licence may proceed to issue after the vehicle test where appropriate
- Objection Path: application is referred to the Licensing Committee and the applicant may attend
Current official sourceCurrent application fields and checklist
The claim reports the current official form fields and does not establish approval, availability or inspection booking.
- Taxi Zones: Zone 1 Elgin; Zone 2 outwith Elgin
- Applicant Details: individual or organisation details; company or partnership participants; day-to-day manager
- Vehicle Details: registration; first registration; make and model; colour; engine capacity; seat count; chassis number; registered owner; where kept
- Checklist: application fee; Moray Council taxi test with Fleet Services; overseas criminal-record evidence where applicable
- Incomplete Result: the form says missing information or documents will be returned as invalid
Current official sourceCurrent council vehicle licensing fees
These are council licensing charges only and do not include inferred insurance, vehicle, radio, dispatch or other commercial costs.
- Effective From: 2026-04-01
- Currency: GBP
- Taxi Or Private Hire Vehicle Operator: 484
- Plate: 26
- Plate Refundability: non-refundable
- Variation: 32
- Vehicle Substitution: 405
- Copy Licence: 26
Current official sourceProcessed application fee refund policy
This is the council general licensing fee statement and does not determine any case-specific refund entitlement.
Once an application has been processed, the fee is not refunded or reduced if the application is refused or a shorter licence period is granted.
Current official sourceLicensed vehicle driver journey log
This is a licence-holder or operator record duty; it does not prove any employment, rental or dispatch relationship.
- Duty: keep a record of the person who drove the licensed vehicle on any journey
- Access: make the record available to the council on request
Current official sourceCouncil vehicle inspection frequency and booking route
No appointment was booked and the stated six-month interval does not establish a passing result.
- Frequency: six-monthly
- Scope: all taxis and private hire vehicles according to the current testing page
- Grant Booking: new applicants arrange the test with Fleet Services
- Renewal Booking: Fleet Services contacts renewal applicants according to the current-linked guidance
Current official sourceCurrent fleet testing charges
The 2026/27 schedule is used instead of the lower amounts still shown on the undated taxi-testing page.
- Financial Year: 2026/27
- Currency: GBP
- Tax Basis: schedule states all Fleet Services charges are net of VAT
- Taxi Test: 71
- Taxi Retest: 71
- Meter Calibration: 20.5
- Duplicate Certificate: 17.5
- Prohibition Clearance: 17.5
- Mot Certificate With Taxi Test: 15
- Mot Class Charges: set by DVSA; no numeric amount stated in the schedule
Current official sourceInspection standard and checked items
A two-way radio appearing as a safety-check item is not evidence of a provider, account, price, onboarding term or commercial availability.
- Relationship To Mot: supplements the DVSA MOT inspection manual for class 4 vehicles
- Areas: presentation; oil and cooling; bodywork; interior; tyres; lights; taxi meter; licence plate; performance; roof signs; first-aid equipment; fire extinguisher
- Fitted Accessories: taxi meters, satellite navigation and two-way radios are checked for secure fitting and safe tidy wiring
Current official sourceCctv guidance if voluntarily installed
These are council guidance statements for voluntary CCTV and are not represented as mandatory conditions for every licensed vehicle.
- Licence Condition Status: the guidance says CCTV is an individual choice and is not a prescribed licence condition
- Controller: the licence holder is the data controller if CCTV is installed
- Assessment: a data-protection impact assessment is expected
- Remote Processor: a formal contract is expected if a remote storage provider processes data
- Audio: normally disabled, with limited threat-triggered activation described
- Maximum Retention: 31 days
- Signage: passengers should be informed through suitable signage
Current official sourceLicensing compliance inspection and enforcement framework
The policy covers several licensing statutes; it does not state that every listed action applies in every taxi or private-hire case.
- Approach: risk-based and targeted
- Inspections: planned inspections; unannounced inspections; possible joint visits with partner agencies
- Actions: reports; letters; statutory notices where available; possible report to the Procurator Fiscal
- Proportionality: the policy says enforcement factors and proportionality are considered
- Formal Action Communication: discussion normally precedes formal action except where immediate action is required; an immediate explanation is followed in writing, mostly within five working days and all within ten working days