Apply Online - Obtain Contract Carriage Licence Online with Images

1. To apply for the Contract Carriage License, you have to submit your application to the Transport Authority (TA) online. Please view the TA contact details via this link:Link
2. To submit your application to TA via their online portal, visit:Link
3. If you are a register user, enter your email address and password to login and if you don’t have an account, click on “Register Now” to create an account. In the new page, entre your email address and submit, you will then receive a notification informing you that an email has been sent to your email account with instructions on how to complete your account setup.
4. Go to your email account and click on the link form TA to direct you to the TA online registration form and fill in all the required information to create an account
5. Upon a successful creation of your account, return to the logging in page to sign in by entering your registered email and password to access your account
6. Once logged in, click on “Submit Application” in the new page select type of application as “New” and the location where the license will be collected then click on “Next”
7. In the new page (Owners and Vehicle Selection) enter the your TRN and the vehicle chassis number and submit to select the type of license you are applying for (Contract carriage) in the next page
8. Then complete the required fields for the vehicle and license information and then scan and upload all the required documents and then select “Add to Cart” and you will be directed to the application cart and payment page
9. View the payment details and click on “check out” to proceed to the payment page, review and confirm your order. Complete the payment using the online platform and you will receive emails confirming the payment and form the TA confirming receipt of the application
10. Print the confirmation report and take it to your selected office once the license is availed for collection, this normally take 5 working days

• Current insurance certificate or cover note
• Current motor vehicle registration certificate
• Current certificate of fitness
• Tax payer registration number (TRN)
• L-form (obtained from the examination deport)
• Proof of address
• Identification document (Driver’s license, Voters ID or Passport)
• Contractual agreement
• TRN for the contractor
• Police report/certificate

If the vehicle is registered to a company

• Memorandum and Article of association
• Certificate of incorporation
• Police record for all directors
• Tax compliance certificate

Note that all documents should be scanned

Transport Authority Head Office
Address: Corporate Office, 119 Maxfield Avenue Kingston 10
Tel: 876-926-8912 or 876-908-1997-8 or 876-926-5451
Email: customerservice@ta.org.jm
Email: Link
contact information and other branches: Link

• Companies and individual who own vehicles

• $16600
• The fee details are outlined in the payment section while submitting your application

• The license is valid for One year and subject to renewals

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• Five working days

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• Vehicle details
• Owners details

• A Contract Carriage is a vehicle used for carrying passengers for hire or reward under an expressed or implied contract for the use of the vehicle as a whole and for an agreed rate or sum.

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• Transport Authority: Link

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