Apply for a new private hire driver's licence

If you do not have a DBS certificate, you can apply to Taxi Plus for a DBS (enhanced) Certificate. Please see the ID checking guidelines for the documents required. 

You can subscribe to the DBS Update Service. If you do not subscribe to the DBS Update Service, you must provide a new DBS certificate when renewing.

If you already have such a DBS Certificate and have subscribed to the DBS Update Service, the original DBS certificate must be uploaded. 

Proof of right to work

If you do not have a British or Irish passport, you can provide either:

• UK or Irish birth certificate.
• Right to Work share code. Please see proof of your right to work and reside in the United Kingdom. 

This must be a colour image. If you only have a paper licence, then that should be uploaded instead. You must have held a Full valid UK DVLA licence for a minimum period of twelve months before making an application.

You may only obtain the Group ll standard medical from a General Practitioner (GP) at your registered surgery or another practitioner with full electronic access to your medical records before completing the assessment. Medical questionnaires completed by any other GP without access to your records will be rejected.

Please see the DVLA Medical guidance for Group II licence rules. 

Current Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) or Public Service Vehicle (PSV) drivers may not need a further medical but will have their licence issued to the DVLA date of issue and expiry. 

Please upload the page of the certificate showing the units covered as part of the qualification (there should be 9 units). 

If you do not have this qualification, you will need to book a place with a vocational trainer. You can find a list of accredited providers on the National Careers Service webpage.

(Wording to be provided)

If applying for the same type of licence you previously held with Knowsley or a different authority, which expired less than 12 months ago, you must input a tax check code when requested in the online application. Complete a tax check for a taxi, private hire or scrap metal licence.

This applies only if you have lived outside the UK for three months or more within the last five years. You must also show the Council an original certificate of good conduct from the country or countries you lived in. If this applies to you, an original certificate, and English translation, dated within the last six months, with a receipt from the embassy or consulate that issued it are required.