Hackney carriage or private hire - change the vehicle owner

Use this form to change the owner of a licenced Hackney Carriage or Private Hire vehicle.

Before you apply

You must complete this form before you sell the vehicle. The licence must also have at least 3 months left before it expires. 

Please have the following information available before starting this application:

  • The plate number and registration number of the vehicle.
  • The make, model and the serial number of the meter installed in the vehicle.
  • Details of where the meter was calibrated.
  • Information about the proprietors - including name, address, phone number, email, date of birth and National Insurance number.

Documents that you'll need to upload

You'll need to upload the following documents to this form:

  • Proof of insurance for the new vehicle
  • A copy of the log book for the new vehicle
  • Proof of road tax for the new vehicle

When uploading documents, make sure the combined file size of all documents remains below 24MB.

Making a payment

Please have your debit or credit card ready (Mastercard, Visa, Maestro, Visa and Electron) as you'll need to make your payment at the end of this form.


You'll have 10 minutes to complete each page of this form.