Vehicle Licensing
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Information about licensing a hackney carriage or private hire vehicle is contained in the Council’s Taxi and Private Hire Licensing policy, available on the Worcestershire Regulatory Services’ Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policies page.
The policy explains the requirements for licensed vehicles and how to apply for a licence.
Applying for a licence
Your application should include ALL the documents specified in licensing policy. Submitting an incomplete application will delay the issue of your licence.
You can submit your application by email to:
Supporting documents can be included as scans or good quality photographs. We may ask you to resubmit documents if they can not be read or are incomplete.
The application forms for vehicle licences can be downloaded below:
- document Hackney Carriage vehicle application form (125 KB)
- document Private Hire vehicle application form (125 KB)
- document Vehicle Licence Transfer application form (new owner) (143 KB)
Licence fees can be found on our Licensing Fees and Charges page.
Table of fares
Hackney Carriages fares are set by the Council and calculated by a taximeter fitted in the vehicle. Hackney Carriages must be fitted with a taximeter, but it is optional for Private Hire vehicles. The taximeter displays the maximum charge payable for a journey, but drivers are free to charge less than the fee calculated by the taximeter.
The table of fares MUST be displayed in a hackney carriage so that it is visible to passengers.
Hackney Carriage drivers can download a copy of the table of fares: pdf Table of Fares (82 KB)