Taxi vehicle testing

Mid-licence inspections

You must submit your vehicle for an MOT test when you first apply for a licence, and then once a year afterwards.

The applicant shall submit the vehicle for a compliance inspection and/or other inspections as the Council may require at one of the Council approved garages as follows:

          • upon initial application (regardless of the age of the vehicle)
          • annually in respect of vehicles up to 3 years old
          • six monthly in respect of vehicles over 3 years old and up to 6 years old
          • four monthly in respect of vehicles over 6 years old

Your vehicle licence paper will say when your mid-licence inspections are due.

Your licence may be suspended immediately if you don't submit your vehicle for a compliance test when it's due

Our full vehicle specification and conditions are included in the policy below.