Photographs not conforming to the passport style description will not be accepted. We offer both one year and three year options for both new applicants and drivers wishing to renew an existing licence.
New applicants and existing hackney carriage or private hire driver renewals :. Please refer to our advice on how to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
If you currently have a DBS certificate and have applied for the update service at the time of application, you will not be required to complete a further DBS application.
You will however need to present the certificate and reference number on submitting your licensing application. The Authority will check the status of your certificate at the time of submitting your licensing application. You must declare all previous convictions including cautions, reprimands and fixed penalty notices. Convictions for driving offences or criminal matters may require you to appear before the Regulatory and Appeals Sub-Committee who will make further determination.
You will be advised of referral if required at the time of submitting your application. As part of your application for a licence you will need to provide documentation proving that you have the right to work in the United Kingdom in accordance with the requirements of the Immigration Act In order to demonstrate an entitlement to work in the United Kingdom, an acceptable document must be uploaded at the time of application.
For further assistance on acceptable documents please refer to Home Office Guidance. You must upload the original document such as a passport, biometric residents permit or EUSS confirmation share code so that the required checks can take place.
You may be asked to present the original documents during the application process. British Citizens can produce a passport or birth certificate issued in the United Kingdom, together with an official document giving the persons permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government Agency or a previous employer.
A copy of these documents will be retained by the Licensing Authority. Original documents will be returned to you. Hackney carriage and dual licence applicants are required to pass a locality test, which must be booked when applying for the licence. You will be allocated a date and time once your application has been accepted.
If you need to book a retest, please email NCCLicensing newcastle. To pass the test you must be able to demonstrate a good geographical knowledge. You should for example, know the names of the main streets in the city, the location of hotels, places of interest, churches, hospitals, public houses and public buildings.
You should also know the shortest routes to take between destinations in the city. You must bring your driving licence with you every time you attend a re-test. Further information about the locality test is available on our information page. Private hire applicants are required to attend a one to one meeting with licensing officers to be briefed on matters deemed relevant to private hire driver licensing.
The statement of knowledge and understanding will include an overview of:. Applicants are required to have good geographical knowledge of the City and surrounding areas.
If good knowledge is not held by the applicant, the officer will ask the applicant to rebook the interview once the geographical knowledge is held by the applicant. Applicants must confirm and show that they understand all matters contained in the statement and will be required to sign a declaration to confirm this. If you need to book an interview, please email NCCLicensing newcastle. We recognise that the taxi trade play an important role as part of the public transport network within the city and given the nature of licensed driver work we believe that licensed drivers are well placed to act as eyes and ears within our local communities.
A pre-requisite of any licence grant will be the undertaking of safeguarding training to update and refresh your knowledge of the safety factors concerning licensed driver work and that of your passengers. The purpose of the session is to give everybody an improved understanding of what might make a passenger vulnerable to abuse, what you could do if you were worried about the safety of a passenger, what to look out for and to feel confident and comfortable in reporting any concerns to relevant agencies.
There is no associated cost as this in included in the application fee , though failed attendance without prior notice will result in a charge for re-booking. You will be booked to attend the course on submission of the application. The vehicle test takes approximately one hour. If you have any enquiries before purchasing a vehicle or submitting your application relating to vehicle specification, colour, age or seating arrangements, please contact the test centre directly on or via e-mail NCCLicensing newcastle.
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