Second step
Your application will not be granted until the council is satisfied that you are a ‘fit and proper’ person to hold a driver’s licence.
- Once you have passed the knowledge test you will be given an application pack including a medical form to be completed by you GP and details on how to apply for your DBS certificate and complete a DVLA check
- Once you receive your DBS certificate, you must register with the DBS Update Service and you only have 28 days to do this
- Submit your application form together with -
- Completed medical
- Original DBS certificate
- Provide evidence that you have the right to work in the UK
- Provide an up to date passport style photograph
- Pay the remaining application fee. Please see the fees and charges page for more information.
Application or renewal of a dual driver licence
If you pass all of the council's standard checks, licensing officers will grant a dual driver’s licence which entitles you drive both hackney carriages and private hire vehicles.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum standards in the council's convictions policy, will be referred to the licensing committee who will determine the application.