Apply to transfer your plate
Download the online form, complete and send to licensing@thanet.gov.uk.
Please read the guidance on this page before submitting an application.
Private Hire Vehicle Licence Transfer Application
Guidance on how to transfer a plate to a different private hire vehicle
How to transfer your plate to a different vehicle
Please ensure you have read the guidance on this page, and the revised Vehicle Guidelines before applying.
Please email the licensing department at licensing@thanet.gov.uk to book a visual inspection with us. We only carry these out on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
PermalinkOnce your vehicle passes our visual inspection (which includes a meter test), we will issue you the compliance paperwork. You must take this paperwork to an approved garage.
PermalinkAfter your vehicle has had its visual inspection, you must provide us with the following:
- A completed transfer application form (this must be filled in by the licence holder).
- Proof of ownership (your vehicle registration document or the new keeper’s slip).
- The Certificate of Compliance and checklist from the garage.
- Valid, up-to-date vehicle insurance that clearly shows cover for “hire and reward”.
- Transfer any vehicle (including hybrid): £134.00 Transfer fee + £19.80 plate fee = £153.80
Please pay via BACS transfer using the following bank details:
- Bank: National Westminster Bank PLC
- Sort Code: 60-14-05
- Account Number: 67834000
- Payee: Thanet District Council
- Payment Reference: Your name or plate number