Independence statement

apply for licence is operated by Domain Farm Ltd (company number 13544286, VAT GB435224124, registered office Vantage House, Euxton), a private UK company.

This statement is deliberately explicit because it matters: there have been well-publicised UK prosecutions of websites that mimicked government services to overcharge people. This page sets out, in full, how we're different.

Are we GOV.UK, or any part of government?

No. We are a private company, and we do not present ourselves as GOV.UK, a local council, the SIA, the DVSA, the Environment Agency or any other government or regulatory body, anywhere on this site.

We deliberately avoid any styling that could be mistaken for an official government service: no crests, crowns or other heraldic devices, no GOV.UK colours or typefaces, and no wording such as "official" or "authorised" in our branding.

Is the free official route always available?

Yes. Every licence we cover can, in almost all cases, be applied for directly and for free (or for the statutory fee alone) through GOV.UK, the relevant national body, or your local council, and we link to that route directly.

You are never required to use apply for licence to apply for a licence; our site exists to make that free, official process easier to understand, not to replace it.

How do our fees work?

Where a licence has a statutory fee, that fee is paid directly to the issuing authority, such as the SIA, the DVSA or your local council, not to us.

Where we offer an optional paid service on top, such as checking or completing your application, our fee is shown as a separate, clearly labelled line, alongside the statutory fee, with the combined total made clear before you commit to anything.

What is "no drip pricing", and why do we commit to it?

Drip pricing is when a business advertises a low headline price and adds mandatory fees later in the process; it's now banned for UK consumer transactions under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, with rules live from 6 April 2025.

We commit to showing the true total cost, statutory fee plus our fee where one applies, together and with equal prominence, before you're asked to pay for anything; nothing is added at checkout that you weren't shown up front.

What kind of paid help do we offer, and what don't we do?

Where we charge for anything, it's for genuine service value, such as checking or helping complete an application, never a markup on a task that's genuinely free and trivial to do yourself.

• We do not perform reserved legal activities, such as representing you at a licensing hearing or Public Inquiry; that's a matter for an authorised solicitor.
• We do not provide immigration advice or services; that requires OISC regulation, which we don't hold, and any immigration-adjacent query is referred to an OISC-regulated adviser.
• We do not charge for genuinely free, trivial registrations with no real paperwork involved.

Frequently asked questions

Is applyforlicence.co.uk a government website?

No. It's operated by Domain Farm Ltd, a private UK company, and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to GOV.UK or any government body.

Do I have to pay applyforlicence.co.uk to get my licence?

No. You can always apply directly through the official free (or statutory-fee-only) route; any fee we charge is for optional help on top of that, and is always shown separately, up front.

Where does my statutory fee actually go?

Directly to the issuing authority, such as the SIA, the DVSA or your local council; we never collect the statutory fee on the authority's behalf.

apply for licence is an independent guide and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to GOV.UK, the SIA, the DVSA, any local council or any government body. This page is general information, not legal or professional advice.