Guidelines for Hackney Carriage Vehicles

Applying for a transfer

Reasons for a transfer:

• If a proprietor no longer wishes to be on the licence
• If a proprietor has passed away
• If a proprietor wishes to be added to the licence
• If a proprietor(s) wishes to sell the vehicle to another person

Please email the Licensing Team at [email protected] with your full name, Hackney Carriage plate number and your request to transfer the licence to another. Fees may occur.

Applying to licence a new vehicle - exchange

Reasons to exchange a vehicle.

• If the licensed vehicle has been involved in an RTC and a new vehicle needs to be licensed
• If the proprietor has purchased a new vehicle
• If the licensed vehicle has mechanical issues and a new vehicle needs to be licensed

Please email the Licensing Team at [email protected] with your full name, Hackney Carriage plate number and your request to exchange the current vehicle for a new one. Fees may occur.

Please note – A Hackney Carriage vehicle cannot be ‘out of licence’, there should be no gaps in the licence, if a renewal has been submitted ‘late’ the new licence will still have the same ‘expiry’ date as the previous (plus a year).

Vehicle specification

Prior to applying for a vehicle to be licensed please read the following information for vehicle specifications:

• CAT C/D/S/N vehicles - If the vehicle has been previously categorised as a CAT C/D/S/N we will require and Autolign Certificate before proceeding with your application, for more information on Autolign tests please visit the Autolign website
• Colour of a vehicle – All Hackney Carriage vehicle must be white. If you have purchased a different colour vehicle, we will accept this if it has had a full wrap or a re-spray but must be all one colour. The Logbook will need to be updated to the new colour.
• Age of a vehicle – A compliant vehicle can be licensed until it reaches 15 years old. This is from the date the vehicle was first manufactured.
• Fuel Type - Euro 6 diesel / Euro 4 petrol or LPG

For further details please read the read the Vehicle specification document (PDF). Please note the Licensing Team are unable to answer specific questions regarding a vehicle.

Advertising

Information about advertising on Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles is explained on the commercial advertising guidance page.