Taxi and private hire licence fees and fare tariffs | East Suffolk Council

Back to Taxi and private hire licensing

Driver fees

Pre-application test		£33.00
Initial application		£186.00
Knowledge/Driving assessment: Private Hire Applicants Hackney Carriage Applicants	Geographical N/A £25.00	Theory £25.00 £25.00	Practical £45.00 £45.00
Assessment re-test: Private Hire Applicants Hackney Carriage Applicants	Geographical N/A £15.00	Theory £15.00 £15.00	Practical £30.00 £30.00
Medical		Determined by GP
Three year licence/badge		£286.00
Replacement badge		£6.00
D&BS Check		£49.50
Two day college course (new app.)		Determined by college
Half day college course (renewal app.)		Determined by college

Vehicle fees

Annual Private Hire licence	£244.00
Annual Private Hire licence if electric or hybrid	£183.00
Annual Private Hire licence if disability vehicle	£122.00
Annual Hackney Carriage licence	£291.00
Annual Hackney Carriage licence if electric or hybrid	£218.00
Annual Hackney Carriage licence if disability vehicle	£146.00
Mechanical test – fee set by authorised garages or depot	£70.00
Mechanical re-test: 1 - 5 items 5 - 10 items 11 - 20 items over 20 items	£17.00 £26.00 £32.00 £70.00
Vehicle I-D plates	£16.00
I-D plate bracket	£12.00
Rear plate replacement	£7.00
Transfer of plate to another owner	£29.00
Temporary plate (valid up to 1 month / inc. I-D plates) (£77 + £16)	£93.00
Horse drawn vehicle	£54.00
Rickshaw	£53.00
Rickshaw licence if electric or hybrid	£40.00

Operator fees

Initial knowledge test		£66.00
Re-test		£20.00
Owner/Driver	5 year licence	£348.00
2 – 5 cars	5 year licence	£402.00
More than 5 cars	5 year licence	£878.00

Table of taxi fare tariffs - South

3.80p	Tariff 1 (05:30 – 22:30)
3.80p	For the first 700 yards (640.08m) or 1 minute 27.5 seconds or part thereof or a combination of parts of such distance and time
20p	For each subsequent 200 yards (182.88m) or 25 seconds or a combination of parts of such distance and time
4.50p	Tariff 2 (22:30 – 05:30)
4.50p	For the first 700 yards (640.08m) or 1 minute 37.2 seconds or part thereof or a combination of parts of such distance and time
20p	For each subsequent 180 yards (164.6m) or 25 seconds or a combination of parts of such distance and time
30p	Extra charges
30p	Additional Passengers - each additional passenger in excess of three (excluding infants in arms)
30p	Luggage - for use of the luggage compartment (no restriction on number of items)
	Vehicle soiling: a charge up to a maximum of £75.00 may be made for the soiling of a vehicle
+50%	Bank holidays
+50%	For any hiring commenced between: · 04:00hrs on a Bank Holiday and 04:00hrs the next day · 14:00hrs and 24:00hrs on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve · 00:01hrs and 24:00hrs on Easter Sunday and Bank Holidays in lieu of 25 December, 26 December and 1 January
+100%	Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day
+100%	For any hiring commenced between: 00:01hrs Christmas Day and 04:00hrs on 27 December and 00:01 New Years Day and 04:00 on 2 January

Table of taxi fare tariffs - North

400p	Tariff 1 (7am – 11pm) For the first 880 yards (804.67m) or 5 minutes 16.8 seconds or part thereof or a combination of parts of such distance and time.
20p	For each subsequent 125 yards (114.3m) or 45 seconds or part thereof or a combination of parts of such distance and time.
440p	Tariff 2 (11pm – 7am) For the first 700 yards (640m) or 3 minutes 18 seconds or part thereof or a combination of parts of such distance and time.
20p	For each subsequent 106 yards (96.93m) or 30 seconds or part thereof or a combination of parts of such distance and time.
700p	Tariff 3 (Christmas and New Year) For the first 1,260 yards (1152.15m) or 4 minutes 12 seconds or part thereof or a combination of parts of such distance and time.
20p	For each subsequent 100 yards (91.44m) or 20 seconds or part thereof or a or a combination of parts of such distance and time
80p	Additional passengers – each additional passenger in excess of 4 and up to 8 (i.e. passengers 5,6,7 and 8)
Tariff 2	Nights, Sundays and Public holidays For any hiring commenced between the following periods: Monday to Friday 11pm to 7am and between 11pm Saturday to 7am Monday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday, and after 6am New Years Day.
Tariff 3	Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Eve For hirings between 6pm on 24 December and 6am on 27 December. For hirings between 6pm on 31 December and 6am on 1 January.

Back to Taxi and private hire licensing