Taxis and Private hire vehicles

Please see the pages on the right hand side for general information about:

• Taxis - Hackney Carriages, and
• Private hire vehicles.

Application forms and information are included on:

• How to apply to become a driver including information on the 'Local Knowledge test'
• How to renew licences
• How to notify us of:
  • an accident
  • any convictions you now have
  • a change of base
  • a change in details

You can see all our fees and charges by following the link on the right of the page.

Our age policy for vehicles is now in full effect.  Please follow the link at the bottom of the page for more information.

If you want to see the report that went to the licensing committee about the new taxi and private hire licensing policy, including the comments that were made about the policy, please click here. Look for the meeting held on 30 January 2008.

We are currently updating all the licence application forms and making them available as either downloadable forms to print and return to us, or as forms that can be filled in on-line.

The downloadable forms will all be available in Adobe Acrobat format. 

The Licensing team are based at:

Regulatory Services Division
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
PO Box 2452
Hanley Town Hall
Albion Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 1XP

Telephone: 01782 232774
Fax: 01782 232773
Email: regulatory.services@stoke.gov.uk

Opening times
Monday to Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am – 4.30pm