What a hackney permit is for
A hackney permit licenses a vehicle for paid passenger work, such as a taxi. It does not replace the vehicle licence. A taxi operator carries both.
MVAA's own schedule prices a taxi's hackney permit at ₦3,525. That is the whole fee for this permit, on its own.
Who actually needs one
This permit is for commercial and corporate vehicles. It is not for a private car.
AutoReg's own portal is blunt about this. It tells private owners not to renew a hackney permit.
If you drive your own car for personal use, skip this fee. Renewing one by mistake wastes money on something you do not need.
How other commercial classes compare
A taxi is one of several classes MVAA prices on its own line. Other rates on the same schedule include:
| Vehicle class | Permit fee |
|---|---|
| Taxi (hackney permit) | ₦3,525 |
| Car hire and commercial car | ₦3,725 |
| Kabukabu | ₦3,925 |
| Okada | ₦1,475 |
| Tricycle | ₦2,075 |
| Staff bus | ₦4,425 |
| Bus, up to 21 seats | ₦4,475 |
| Bus, 50 seats and above | ₦8,475 |
A vehicle can sometimes fit more than one class. Confirm the right one with a licensing station before you pay, so you are not billed for the wrong permit.
Where and how to pay
You can pay online. Portal.autoreg.ng takes the payment, and you collect your permit at a station afterwards.
You can also pay in person, at any of 140 licensing stations, designated banks, or online at portal.autoreg.ng. Since 1 September 2025, a Payer ID, NIN or NIN-linked phone number is required for any renewal paid through AutoReg.
Keep your payment reference safe. Hold on to it until your permit document is in hand.
Common mistakes
Renewing a hackney permit for a private car is the mistake AutoReg's own portal warns against directly, and it is worth taking that warning seriously. Assuming every commercial class pays the same fee is another; a taxi, a kabukabu and a bus each sit on their own line of the schedule.
Treating the hackney permit as a substitute for the vehicle licence is a third mistake. A commercial vehicle needs both, not one instead of the other; see our vehicle licence fee by engine size post for that separate charge.
Forgetting to renew the permit alongside the vehicle licence, rather than treating them as one job, is a fourth mistake. Put both dates in the same place so neither one catches you out.
A taxi with a lapsed permit is not simply "a bit late". It is operating outside what MVAA's schedule allows for that vehicle class, which is a bigger problem than a missed private car renewal.
For more on vehicle papers, see the licences and vehicles hub and our FRSC vehicle licence renewal guide.