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Our reception and contact centre are closed today (Thursday 12 January) for staff training until 1pm. Our coffee shop and warm space is open during this time. In an emergency, please call 01543 308077. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Our customer services telephone lines and contact centre will be closed on Thursday 9 February until 1pm for staff training. Our coffee shop and warm space will be open during this time. Thank you for your understanding and patience. 

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Do I need a licence?

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  1. Do I need a licence?
  2. Selling alcohol, providing entertainment or late night hot food/drink
  3. Public events and street trading
  4. Street trading and special events
  5. Social, sporting or political members clubs
  6. Gambling machines, betting and lotteries
  7. You are here: Taxis drivers, vehicles and private hire operators
  8. Food premises and sales
  9. Animal related businesses
  10. Tattooing, piercing and electrolysis licences
  11. Houses in multiple occupation (HMO)
  12. Scrap metal businesses
  13. Camping, caravan and residential sites
  14. Sex shop and adult cinemas
  15. Felling trees and woodland
  16. Charity collection permits

Taxis drivers, vehicles and private hire operators

If you want to work as a taxi driver in Lichfield district you will need to apply to us for a taxi driver's licence.

If you own your own vehicle(s) that you/other licenced taxi drivers want to use as a taxi/hackney or private hire vehicle, you will also need to apply to us to get your vehicle(s) licenced.

If you want to operate a private hire vehicle (i.e when customers call you to make bookings), you will also need to apply to us for a private hire operator's licence.

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Licensing and permits

  • A-boards code of practice
  • Alcohol, event and entertainment licences
  • Animal related licences
  • Charitable collections policy
  • Charity collection permits
  • Contact the licensing team
  • Do I need a licence?
  • Holiday caravan/camp/touring site licence
  • Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) licences
  • Pavement licences
  • Residential site licences and rules
  • Scrap metal licences
  • Sex shop and adult cinema licence
  • Smoking ban enforcement
  • Special treatments licences
  • Street trading policy
  • Taxi and private hire licences
  • Trading on streets and special events
  • Woodlands and felling licences

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