Renew your licence

Find out how to renew your driver's and vehicle's licence or change your details.

  1. Drivers
  2. Vehicles

It is your responsibility to ensure that you renew your licence on time. A completed renewal form must be submitted online and you may renew your badge 6 weeks before your renewal date. You can request an appointment by emailing us, see the contact us section at the bottom of this page.

If you do not renew on time, your licence will expire and you will need to apply again.

If you have been issued with a licence for a temporary period, you will not be able to use the online form and will need to contact us to request a manual form and email this back to us with a copy of your DVLA licence.

Drivers

In order to proceed with the renewal you must:

  • complete the driver renewal form
  • include your HMRC tax check code
  • provide a copy of your DVLA licence
  • complete a DVLA consent form
If you cannot use the form

If you cannot use the form, email taxiprivatehire.licensing@leeds.gov.uk.   

Complete the driver renewal form online

Changing operators

You have 72 hours to inform us and have your badge updated. You will need to provide a letter of introduction from your intended operator and pay the relevant fee for your licence documents to be updated.

If you cannot use the form

If you cannot use the form, email taxiprivatehire.licensing@leeds.gov.uk.   

Changing details

Let us know if the address or contact details on your private hire or hackney carriage driver licence needs to be changed.

Complete the change of details form online

Vehicles

In order to proceed with the renewal you must:

  • complete the renewal form
  • provide a valid certificate of insurance covering the use of hire and reward
  • provide pages 1 and 2 only of your logbook V5
  • pay the relevant fee by debit or credit card
Complete the vehicle renewal form online

You cannot renew a licence for a vehicle which has been written off. If the vehicle has been recorded on the HPI register in error, it is your responsibility to resolve this with the insurer.

Operators

In order to proceed with the renewal you must provide:

  • a completed renewal application
  • your current planning consent
  • your current private hire operator licence
  • your certificate of Employers and Public Liability Insurance
  • your schedule of vehicles and drivers
  • your DTI certificate
  • your HMRC tax check code(s)
  • pay the relevant fee by debt card or cheque made payable to Leeds City Council

Operator licence renewal forms are available on request from the Taxi and Private Hire Licensing office.

Contact us

Please provide your phone number, and if you are a licensed driver or operator, quote your date of birth, your badge or vehicle plate number when contacting us.

Email

taxiprivatehire.licensing@leeds.gov.uk

Address

Taxi and Private Hire Licensing
225 York Road
Leeds
LS9 7RY

Monday to Friday, 9am to midday for drop-in business and 1pm to 3pm by appointment only.

Staff training every third Tuesday of the month until 10am.