I would imagine for most of us this will be just be an extra admin burden and probably an extra £50 on the cost of our badge.

I was thinking about it and I can't see any real benefit from doing this other than to make sure everyone registers as self employed. Surely if the inland revenue were trying to clamp down then requiring licensing authorities to notify them of every driver who has applied for a license would be better.

I didn't say it was about self employment i said tax status !

My point was why not just get the list of licensed drivers and their NI numbers off the councils and check them against databases ? Why require the councils to do the checks ?

Any constructive thoughts ?

I didn't say it was about self employment i said tax status !

My point was why not just get the list of licensed drivers and their NI numbers off the councils and check them against databases ? Why require the councils to do the checks ?

I didn't say it was about self employment i said tax status!

My point was why not just get the list of licensed drivers and their NI numbers off the councils and check them against databases ? Why require the councils to do the checks?

This should have been a requirement years ago,would have stopped the pocket money licensees.

Unique Tax Reference Number

Self employed persons must register as such with HMRC within three months of setting up this business or they may be subject to a fine. HMRC will issue a ten digit unique tax reference number that will remain with that person for life. You can register as self employed by telephoning 0300 200 3300 or by going online to http://www.gov.uk/log-in-file-self-asse ... tax-return.

Anyone who works for another individual or company and who are not self employed ie they receive a wage and are liable to pay tax through the PAYE system need to register with the Inland Revenue but will have to submit evidence to this effect ie a payslip or P60.

National Insurance Number

You can find this on payslips or letters from the Department for Works & Pensions or HM Revenue & Customs.

Please read this declaration carefully before you sign and date it. We must protect the public funds we handle and so we will carry out checks against Dundee City Council's and the Department for Work and Pensions benefit records in order to check the accuracy of the information to prevent or detect crime or protect public funds in other ways as allowed by law. We will also ask HMRC to verify your unique tax reference (UTR) and its commencement date and may also contact the Home Office regarding your immigration status.

Is original correspondence from HMRC quoting the UTR attached?

Further to the above the information you provide and any expected income you may gain from driving a taxi will be used to maximise the recovery of any debt that is owed to the Council.

However, and ignoring Sussex's points,

Another interesting one on the Dundee application form. Is this kind of thing common?

What if you don’t drive for a living but hold a license for back up incase you loose your job, you wouldn’t have a tax utr

What if you don’t drive for a living but hold a license for back up incase you loose your job, you wouldn’t have a tax utr