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Taxi licensing policy
We are the Licensing Authority responsible for licensing hackney carriages and private hire vehicles in the Chelmsford area.
We grant:
- driver licences
- hackney carriage licences
- private hire vehicle licences
- operator licences
Our Taxi Licensing Policy sets out how we implement our responsibilities.
You can download and view the:
- code of conduct and dress code
- convictions guidance
- dual driver licence conditions
- hackney carriage conditions
- limousine and specialty vehicle conditions
- mechanical inspection process chart
- mechanical inspection standards
- private hire vehicle conditions
- private hire vehicle licence plate exemption
- private hire vehicle operators conditions
- summary of common offences
- vehicle pre-licence criteria
You can apply for: