Toggle menu

Planned System Maintenance - Limited Service

Sunderland City Council will be carrying out planned system maintenance from 12 noon on Friday 5th June until 7am on Tuesday 9th June. During this period, we will only be able to respond to urgent enquiries. If your enquiry is not urgent, please contact us before or after these times when full services will be available. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

Fees and charges

This page lists all the fees and charges associated with hackney carriages and private hire

Fees are effective from 8th October 2024

  Charges
aHackney Carriage vehicle licence£272.00
bHackney Carriage vehicle licence (subject to age policy)£272.00
cHackney Carriage vehicle licence (accident damaged, repaired vehicle)£272.00
dHackney Carriage vehicle licence (accident damaged, repaired vehicle - subject to age policy)£272.00
eHackney Carriage door insignia£12.00
fPrivate Hire vehicle licence£256.00
gVehicle test fee£65.00
hVehicle plate£36.00
iCopy licence£4.00
jVehicle transfer admin fee£25.00
kPrivate Hire Operator's Licence 
 (i) one to ten vehicles£1085.00
 (ii) 11 to 20 vehicles£1530.00
 (iii) 21 to 30 vehicles£2418.00
 (iv) 31 to 40 vehicles£3306.00
 (v) 41 vehicles or more£4194.00
lDriver's licence - up to one year£93.00
 Driver's licence - up to two years£108.00
 Driver's licence - up to three years£125.00
mDriver's replacment badge£18.00
nCopy licence£4.00
oKnowledge test£34.00
pKnowledge test re-sit£23.00
qDisclosure and Barring Service check (formerly CRB)£42.00