Information for current licence holders

Licence conditions and byelaws

All licences have conditions attached to them (see the documents below for details). We also have byelaws which relate to hackney carriages.

Hackney carriage byelaws [135.82KB]

Standard hackney carriage vehicle licence conditions [179.35KB]

Standard private hire vehicle licence conditions [155.99KB]

Standard private hire driver licence conditions [212.76KB]

Standard private hire operator's licence conditions [160.88KB]

It is a legal requirement that all vehicle proprietors report any accident which could materially affect the safety, performance or appearance of the vehicle, or the comfort or convenience of the driver or passengers, within 72 hours to the licensing team.

All accidents should be reported using our  accident report form [97.86KB] which can be left at our main reception, or emailed to licensing@guildford.gov.uk.