Hire Vehicles - Drivers
You must apply to your Local Council for a licence to drive a taxi (hackney carriage) or private hire vehicle. To apply you must be able to work legally in the UK. You must also be a fit and proper person - which means your background and character will be checked.
To be licensed as a driver with this Council you need to:
- Complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check
- Complete a DVLA Data Subject Enquiry Check
- Be over 19 years of age
- Pass a Group 2 Driver Vocational Medical
- Have held a full UK driving licence (or legal equivalent) for at least 2 years
- Successfully undergo the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership (LRSP) or the Blue Lamp Trust taxi and private hire driver assessment
- Undergo a written communications test & a basic multiple choice test (relating to taxi & private hire licensing)
- Complete the safeguarding e-learning courses provided by Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
- Undergo a Right to Work in the UK Check
- Confirm that you will be properly registered for tax purposes
Period of Licence
Hackney carriage and private hire vehicle drivers licences are normally issued for a period of 3 years.
Taxi and Private Hire Newsletter
Have you signed up to receive our Taxi and Private Hire Newsletter? The newsletter is sent out by email. To sign up you can email us at: licensing@e-lindsey.gov.uk and title your email 'SUBSCRIBE TO TAXI & PHV NEWSLETTER'. We will now be issuing all newsletters, consultations, etc. using the email addresses that have been 'signed up'.
Driver Licence Applicant Pack
If you wish to receive a detailed driver licence application pack then please email your request (giving name and address - including post code) to: licensing@e-lindsey.gov.uk
We now make a charge of £10.00 for each first time driver enquiry pack that we send out. When that person then makes the driver licence application the £90.00 licence application fee will be reduced by £10.00 to £80.00.
Detailed information, regarding the licensing process, can be found in the links at the bottom of this webpage.
Immigration Act 2016
Immigration checks are a mandatory part of the licensing regime - this means that, as a Licensing Authority, we are prohibited from issuing driver and operator licences to anyone who is illegally present in the UK or not permitted to work in this sector. Your right to work in the UK will be checked as part of your licence application.
Data Matching
This authority is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers, and to this end may use the information you provide for the prevention and detection of fraud. It may also share this information with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds for these purposes. For further information visit our Data Matching webpage.
Tax Checks - Licence Renewal Applications
If you are a taxi driver, a private hire vehicle driver or a private hire vehicle operator you will need to complete a quick tax check when you renew your licence.
You can find out about this licensing requirement at: