How do I apply for a private hire driver licence or renew my current licence?
Before completing an application form, please ensure you read through the ‘private hire driver guidance notes’. These are available to download and are listed on the right hand side of this page. The ‘private hire driver application form’ is available to download and is listed on the right hand side of this page. Once you have completed the form, click on file then save and attach this file to an email and forward it electronically to the Licensing Team (licensing.unit@bolton.gov.uk), or printed the completed form and send it through the post. Alternatively you can contact the Licensing Team to request a pack. The address and contact telephone number is shown on the right hand side of this page. If you are a new applicant, the Local Authority will not grant a licence unless it is satisfied that you are a ‘fit and proper person’ (Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976). This is determined by completing a satisfactory criminal records check and your doctor completing a ‘med
