You must then use the tax check code to confirm that the tax check has taken place before you can grant or refuse their application. If an application is from a partnership, you must get confirmation from HMRC that each partner in the application has completed a tax check. If some of the partners have completed tax checks but others have not for example, if 3 partners are named and have signed the application but only 2 have done tax checks , you will need to get confirmation that all of them have completed a tax check.
However, if the applicant does not give you a valid tax check code their licence will expire on whichever of the following dates is the latest:. The online service is not yet available. You will be able to confirm a tax check has been completed from 4 April Book your coronavirus vaccination and booster dose on the NHS website. To help us improve GOV. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Cookies on GOV. Those wishing to work as a taxi driver outside of the capital will need to liaise with their local councils.
Requirements for taxi driving license applications differ from council to council. Any application for a taxi driving licence will also be followed up with DBS checks, undertaken by your local council. These checks used to be known as Criminal Records Bureau CRB checks and are carried out to uncover any hidden convictions or cautions you may have incurred through the years that could legally prevent you from serving the general public at the wheel.
These DBS checks are also known as the enhanced version, so all applicants have to consent to their respective local authorities looking into their past affairs.
These will differ from council to council. In London, TfL set the fees for applications for taxi driver licences as:. However, vehicle licences are only valid for 12 months at a time and must be renewed annually.
Note: The driver, vehicle and any connected taxi operator must all be licensed by the same local authority. This will prove to them that you are serious about becoming a competent taxi driver, with a solid core knowledge and awareness of your local roads and landmarks. The most famous knowledge test of them all is in London. Prospective cabbies are required to memorise as many as routes across a six-mile radius of Central London, spanning tens of thousands of landmarks and busy streets.
The Knowledge was established back in When you seek to apply for a taxi driver licence from the TfL or your local council, you must declare any health conditions you may have that could affect your suitability or safety at the wheel. As part of the medical checks during the application process, you should request that your doctor completes a group 2 medical form from the DVLA.
If this form is approved it will be valid for a maximum of five years from the date of issue for applicants aged under 65 or one year for applicants aged over Want to know the kind of medical conditions that you should be notifying to the DVLA when applying for your taxi driver licence?
Take a look here. Drivers can either work as a self-employed individuals or employed as part of a taxi operator. Tests taken prior to 1 February will include a fifth section on safeguarding vulnerable adults and children. Local Government Miscellaneous Provisions Act [ Town and Police Clauses Act [ UK website. Driver safeguarding awareness pre-assessment reading [ When you have revised all question areas, you can complete the booking form and return it to us in person, by email or post.
Allow up to 4 weeks to be allocated a test date. Please do not chase up your application within this time. If you are a Non-British Citizen, or a British Citizen who has lived outside of the UK in the last five years, you will need to produce original evidence of 'Good Conduct' from other countries you have lived in along with your booking form. Refer to the test pack for further information. If you require a hard copy of the application pack, you can collect one from any of our information offices or you can request one by providing your full name and postal address via email to drivertest nfdc.
Once you have passed our Driver Knowledge Test, we will send you a Licensed Driver Application Pack to complete, along with guidance notes.
We require all documentation to be originals, not copies or scans. You will need to present these at one of our local offices , where we will photocopy them, verify the copies and return the originals to you. Applications will not be accepted without your supporting documents.
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