Report a Conviction and Similar

Arrests, charges, bail, convictions, court cases, cautions, and penalty points involving taxi or private hire drivers

As a condition of a taxi or private hire driver licence, it is a legal requirement that the licence holder notify the Council within 48 hours of any of the following:

a) Arrest and release.

b) Charge or conviction for any criminal offence, including but not limited to sexual, dishonesty, violence, or motoring offences (including all fixed penalty offences - such as speeding tickets).

c) Any grant of bail to the driver (conditional or unconditional) by any court or police force.

d) Any court cases pending against the driver.

e) Whether the driver has been cautioned or received any official warning from the Police.

The following form may be used by licensed drivers to submit an initial report of such matters to the Licensing team.

Report a Conviction and Similar Form

Log into your Account (or create an account if you don't already have one) and go to Service Requests. The Report a Conviction and Similar form can be found under Taxi Licensing.