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Barracks Road - Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Fees
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Fees
The Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme proposes to increase fees for the Licensing of Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles, Drivers and Operators from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2028 as follows:
Private Hire Operators Licence (upto 5 years)
Private hire operator application - £328.00
Add/Remove Director - £54.00
Director/Licence holder - Change of home address - £21.00
Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicle (upto 1 year)
HCV application fee - £211.00
PHV application fee - £194.00
Transfer of vehicle - £45.00
Vehicle safety test (New, renewal & +10yrs) - £87.00
Failure to attend for vehicle test - £86.00
Retest - £36.00
Spot check - £25.00
Replacement plate clear bracket - £12.00
Replacement plate black holder - £14.00
Replacement vehicle plate - £15.00
Replacement internal plate - £11.00
PHV change of base - £21.00
HCV tariff sheet - £6.00
Objections to these increases may be made at any time within the period of 28 days from the date of the first publication of this notice and should be made in writing to the Licensing Department, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Castle House, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 1BL or via email to licensing@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk.
Subject to no objections being received, the proposed increases will come into force on 1st April 2027.
The Council also propose to amend the fees of associated licences as detailed below:
Replacement badge - £22.00
Reissue/replacement badge (with amended details) - £39.00
Medical exemption certificates - £25.00
Change of address (driver) - £20.00
Application Support appointment (all licence types) - £21.00
Postage - £4.50
All other fees, including new and renewal driver applications, are proposed to stay the same as the 2026-27 charges or reduced.
A copy of this notice has been placed on deposit and may be seen free of charge at the Castle House, Barracks Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 1BL and shall at all reasonable hours be open to public inspection without payment.
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