Hong Kong - Apply for Hire Car Permit

ProcedureEdit

To apply for a Car Hire Permit, you will need to submit a request either in person or by registered post to the Public Vehicles Unit of Transport Department.
A link is provided under 'Documents to Use' which you can use to download the appropriate form.
Submit the completed form together with all the required documents.
Pay the permit fee.

Required DocumentsEdit

Completed application
Hong Kong Identity Card/Certificate of Incorporation (certified true copy);
Business Registration Certificate (certified true copy);
Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company if the applicant is a limited company;
If appropriate, evidence of ex-/current hire car operation and/or current operation of public service vehicles;
Evidence to show that the condition relating to hire car booking system will be adhered to;
Documentary evidence to show that maintenance and service facilities are provided by appointed garage/motor car company for the proposed vehicle(s) when permit(s) is issued;
Registration document(s) of the vehicle(s) under application (both the front and reverse sides) (copy only);

Note: A complete list of documents that must accompany your application is listed on the application form. Make sure that you submit all of it to avoid any delays in the processing of your application.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Transport Department

Telephone No:(852) 2804 2600
Fax No: (852) 2804 2652

Public Vehicles Unit
Telephone Number: 2804 2577

Hong Kong Licensing Office
3/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Hong Kong.
(near Exit D of Admiralty MTR Station)
Phone: (852) 2804 2636 (852) 2804 2599

Kowloon Licensing Office
2/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices,
303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon.
(near Exit C of Sham Shui Po MTR Station)
Phone: (852) 2150 7728 (852) 2782 0153

Kwun Tong Licensing Office
5/F, Kowloon East Government Office,
12 Lei Yue Mun Road, Kowloon.
(near Exit D4 of Kwun Tong MTR Station)
Phone: (852) 2775 6835 (852) 2348 2150

Sha Tin Licensing Office
2/F, Sha Tin Government Offices,
1 Sheung Wo Che Road,
Sha Tin, New Territories.
(near Exit B of Sha Tin MTR Station)
Phone: (852) 2606 1468 (852) 2691 1242

The service hours of the four Licensing Offices are as follows:

Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (open during lunch hours)
The Offices will be closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays.

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EligibilityEdit

In order to ensure that hire cars are of the quality that befits its positioning as a higher quality point-to-point personalized transport service, with effect from 1 February 2017 vehicles to be deployed under a Private Service (Limousine) Hire Car Permit application should have a minimum taxable value of over $300,000 and should be less than 7 years old from the date of first registration as a "brand new vehicle" in Hong Kong (viz. aged 6 year or below) at the time of the application. For a vehicle not first registered in Hong Kong as a "brand new vehicle", it should be within 6 years from the "Year of Manufacture" at the time of the application.

FeesEdit

Hire Car Permit (School Services):

(HK$) 565 (per annum)
(HK$) 198 (4 months)

Hire Car Permit (Other than School Services):

1000 (per annum)
350 (4 months)

Duplicate Hire Car Permit: 130 (per vehicle)

ValidityEdit

A hire car permit is non-transferable. It will be cancelled once the ownership of the concerned private car is transferred to another person.

Documents to UseEdit

Car Application Forms

Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

Types of permit:

Hotel Hire Car Service: For the carriage of guests of a designated hotel
Tour Hire Car Service: For the carriage of clients of a designated tourist agent
Private Service (Limousine) Hire Car: For the carriage of clients of a contracted company, or individuals requiring personalized high-end transportation
Private Service (Limousine - Cross Boundary) Hire Car: For the carriage of clients of a contracted company, or individuals requiring personalized high-end transportation crossing the boundary.
Private Service Hire Car: For the carriage of residents of an area where there is no or inadequate transport

Pre-application Assessment

The Transport Department introduced an optional "pre-application assessment" for any party who is interested in applying for hire car permits. Potential applicants may make a request for "pre-application assessment" without the need to submit private car registration documents. The Department will review the application and inform the individual/company of the likelihood of having their applications for hire car permits approved before further investing and purchasing vehicles.

For each and every request submitted for "pre-application assessment", the Contract Hire Car Permits Selection Board will be consulted before Transport Department informs the requestor of the result. It is important to note that the "pre-application assessment" results will only be for reference and will not bind the Commissioner for Transport in exercising the powers to make a decision on an application for hire car permit in accordance with the law when an application is formally submitted.

A "pre-application assessment" request can be made by completing the relevant forms (link provided under 'Documents to Use' section).

Required InformationEdit

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1. Date of Birth.
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Need for the DocumentEdit

Private car owners who are planning to use their vehicles to carry passengers for hire or reward, must hold a hire car permit issued by the Commissioner for Transport and maintain a valid insurance policy in respect of third party risks applicable to such use.

This procedure provides information on how you can apply for a hire car permit in Hong Kong.

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