Shropshire Council

Taxi fees consultation 2023

  • Period: 09 January 2023 - 05 February 2023
  • Status: Closed
  • Audiences: Everyone
  • Topics: Licensing and applications, Transport
  • Type: Public

SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
Sections 53 and 70

Hackney Carriage Proprietor’s Licence and Hackney Carriage Driver’s Licence Fees and Private Hire Vehicle Licence, Private Hire Operator’s Licence and Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence Fees

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN under the above Act that Shropshire Council proposes to vary the statutory permissible fees chargeable for Hackney Carriage, Private Hire Vehicle and Operator’s Licences and Drivers’ licences.  The charges set out below will take effect on 6 February 2023 unless objection is made and not withdrawn.

Licence Type

Current Fee (£)

Proposed 2023/24
Fee (£)

Drivers 

 

 

Driver’s Licence New - 3 year (inc. DVLA, DBS check, first knowledge test, first driver assessment and safeguarding awareness course)

274.00

309.00

Driver's Licence New - 3 year (inc. DVLA, first knowledge test and first driver training assessment and safeguarding awareness course) excluding DBS check

225.00

254.00

Driver’s Licence - 3 Year Renewal (inc. DVLA, DBS check and safeguarding awareness course)         

245.00

267.00

Driver's Licence Renewal - 3 Years (including DVLA and safeguarding awareness Course) excluding DBS check

190.00

213.00

Driver's Knowledge Test - resit

52.00

52.00

Driver's Knowledge Test

59.00

59.00

Driver Training Assessment

69.00

70.00

Safeguarding Awareness Training

48.00

48.00

Driver Badge Replacement following damage or loss

45.00

45.00

Vehicles

 

 

Standard Private Hire Vehicle - new

183.00

201.00

Standard Private Hire Vehicle - renewal

188.00

207.00

Standard Private Hire Vehicle – vehicle licence transfer

183.00

201.00

Novelty Private Hire Vehicle - new

170.00

188.00

Novelty Private Hire Vehicle - renewal

184.00

201.00

Novelty Private Hire Vehicle – vehicle licence transfer

166.00

183.00

Executive Private Hire Vehicle - new

172.00

192.00

Executive Private Hire Vehicle - renewal

184.00

213.00

Executive Private Hire Vehicle – vehicle licence transfer

172.00

192.00

Hackney Carriage Vehicle - new

174.00

192.00

Hackney Carriage Vehicle - renewal

175.00

193.00

Hackney Carriage Licence – vehicle licence transfer

175.00

193.00

Vehicle Licensee Transfer

98.00

98.00

Exterior plate replacement following damage or loss

45.00

45.00

Internal plate replacement following damage or loss

45.00

45.00

Fare card replacement following damage or loss

3.00

3.00

Private Hire Door Signs (pair)

45.00

45.00

Additional plate for a trailer

45.00

45.00

Private Hire Operators – 5 Years - New Application

 

 

Private Hire Operator – up to and including 30 vehicles and one base

319.00

328.00

Private Hire Operator – 31 vehicles and more and/or more than one base

778.00

850.00

Private Hire Operators – 5 Years - Renewal of Licence

 

 

Private Hire Operator – up to and including 30 vehicles and one base

333.00

349.00

Private Hire Operator – 31 vehicles and more and/or more than one base

786.00

832.00

Additional Administrative Charges

 

 

Licence holders change of details (e.g. change of address/other minor changes)

24.00

25.00

In accordance with Section 70 (3) (b) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 a copy of this notice may be inspected without payment during normal office hours at the Council’s offices at Shirehall Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury SY2 6ND, for a period of 4 weeks from 9 January 2023 to 5 February 2023.

Any objections to the proposed fees and charges should be made in writing and addressed to Licensing, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND or by e-mail to taxis@shropshire.gov.uk by midnight on 5 February 2023.

Any objections received, if not withdrawn, will be considered by the Council’s Strategic Licensing Committee on the 15 March 2023 and the fees, with or without modification, shall come into force on 1 April 2023.

Dated 6 January 2023
Mandy Beever, Transactional and Licensing Manager

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