Apply to renew a private hire car operator licence

Please use this form to apply for a taxi or private hire vehicle operator licence renewal. You will be able save it and resume later at any stage before submitting your application.

Details will be pre-populated from your myAberdeenshire account and your previous application, please check these are still correct and amend where required.

View licence privacy notice (pdf 83KB).

Licences will come into effect on the date specified on the licence. Vehicle licences will have effect up until the expiry date of the original vehicle licence.

The application fee is £246.00 for a 1 year licence or £463.50 for a 3 year licence.

Please note that if you would like to change from a one year vehicle licence to a three year vehicle licence you will need to apply for grant rather than a renewal, as it is a different licence type.

All fields on this form are mandatory unless marked as optional.

To start the form you need to confirm the following statements are true and sign in with myAberdeenshire:

  • An image of the insurance document to upload to the application
  • You will pay the appropriate application fee at the end of this form