Private Hire Vehicle Licence New Application
Application Form to make a NEW vehicle application
Applications must be accompanied by the following documentation:
- provision of suitable vehicle insurance
- certificate of compliance – list of approved garages
- proof of ownership
- visual examination
Download Application Form for NEW vehicle
Please contact the licensing department licensing@thanet.gov.uk to book a visual inspection with us. Visuals only take place on a Tuesday or Thursday morning.
Once your vehicle has passed the visual inspection we will issue you compliance paperwork to take to the garage.
You need to supply the following to us once your vehicle has had its visual –
A completed application form (this must be filled in by the licence holder)
Vehicle registration document or new keepers slip
Certificate of compliance and checklist
Valid up to date insurance which must show for hire and reward
The fee for a vehicle transfer is £109.00
Application paperwork can be scanned and emailed to licensing@thanet.gov.uk. Please indicate what your enquiry is about in the subject line of the email. You can then make payment by bank transfer – the details are as follows:
National Westminster Bank PLC
Sort Code – 60 14 05
Bank Account – 67834000
Payee – Thanet District Council
Your reference – your licence number ie LN/ or your plate number or your full name – your licence will then be emailed to you
From 1st April 2022
New Application – £297.00
New for wheelchair/hybrid/electric – £267.30
Yearly renewal – £212.00
Yearly renewal for wheelchair/hybrid/electric – £190.80
Transfer – £109.00
Updated information 1st April 2022
If at any time you need to return your private hire plate and close the licence please leave the plate and a covering letter in the post box directly outside the main Council offices in Margate. A refund of the plate deposit will be dealt with as soon as practicably possible.
Further Information
General information can also be found under Latest News