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:

• an exemption from the requirement to display a licence plate