Introduction to Licensing

The Licensing Section has a statutory duty to ensure the safety and comfort of the general public by regulating the issue of many varied licences. A team of officers carry out regular checks on the licences issued to ensure compliance with any conditions attached. If you wish to make a complaint/compliment or comment regarding licences issued by Mid Beds District Council please contact us at the address below. 

Driver and Vehicle Licence Fees 2008 (application/pdf; 20kb)

Gambling Act Licence Fees 2007 (application/pdf; 56kb)

Liquor Licensing Fees 2007 (application/pdf; 84kb)

Other Licensing Fees 2007 (application/pdf; 15kb)

Service Standards (application/pdf; 43kb)

The types of licences issued are as follows:- 

Vehicle Driver and Operator Licences 

Hackney Carriage Drivers Licences
Private Hire Drivers Licences 
Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licences 
Private Hire Vehicle Licences 
Private Hire Operators Licences   

Miscellaneous Licences/Permissions 

Lotteries & Gaming 
House to House Collections 
Street Collections 
Amusements with Prizes 
Track Betting 
Pool Betting 
Scrap Metal Merchants 
Motor Salvage Operators 
Temporary Road Closures Sex Establishment Licences 

Contact Us 

For details on how to contact the licensing section

Linked documents:

Download Driver and Vehicle Licensing Fees 2008 (application/pdf; 25kb)

Download Private Hire Hackney Carriage Driver Application Deposit Form (application/pdf; 58kb)

Download Hackney Carriage and Private Hire - drivers conditions (application/pdf; 603kb)

Download Application for Hackney Carriage or Private Hire Vehicle Licence (application/pdf; 238kb)

Download Hackney Carriage Vehiciles - conditions and byelaws for disabled accessible vehicles (application/pdf; 675kb)

Download Hackney Carriage Vehicles - generic conditions for disabled accessible vehicles (application/pdf; 652kb)

Download Hackney Carriages - Maximum Table of Fares (application/pdf; 13kb)

Download Private Hire Vehicle - licensing conditions (application/pdf; 655kb)

Download Application for Private Hire Vehicle Operator's Licence (application/pdf; 79kb)

Download Private Hire Operators Conditions (application/pdf; 71kb)

Download Renewal Application for Private Hire Vehicle Operators Licence (application/pdf; 373kb)

Download Application for House to House Collections Licence (application/pdf; 41kb)

Download House to House Collections Regulations (application/pdf; 97kb)

Download House to House Collections Form of Account (application/pdf; 77kb)

Download Small Lotteries application form (application/pdf; 52kb)

Download Small Lottery Return Form (application/pdf; 162kb)

Download Small Societies Lottery Registrations Guidance (application/pdf; 187kb)

Download Application for a Street Collection Permit (application/pdf; 85kb)

Download Street Collection Schedule (application/pdf; 109kb)

Download Street Collection Regulations (application/pdf; 101kb)

Download The Gambling Act - Table of Fees (application/pdf; 56kb)

Download Fees Liquor Licensing (application/pdf; 84kb)

Download Miscellaneous Licence Fees 2008 (application/pdf; 16kb)