--- title: "Continuation date and fee checker" canonical_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/tools/continuation-date-checker markdown_url: https://haulierscope.co.uk/tools/continuation-date-checker.md dvsa_file_date: 2026-10-07 publisher: HaulierScope licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) --- # Continuation date and fee checker > Check any GB operator licence's continuation date and when the £401 goods continuation fee is due, with the days left. Free, from DVSA data. Source: DVSA operator licence data, file dated 7 October 2026 (https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/2a67d1ee-8f1b-43a3-8bc6-e8772d162a3c/traffic-commissioners-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operator-licence-records). Free tool Enter a licence number to see its continuation date from the DVSA data, the fee deadline and how many days are left. Every operator licence is continued every 5 years. For a goods licence the **£401** continuation fee is due **before the end of the month before** the continuation date: for 31 July, pay by 30 June. ## Check a licence Example: continuation date 31 July 2031 30 Jun 2031 The goods continuation fee for a licence continued on 31 July 2031 is due by 30 June 2031. ## How it works 1. **Enter the licence number.** It is on the licence and on the identity disc in each specified vehicle, for example OF0218248. 2. **We read the continuation date** from the newest DVSA operator licence file we hold. 3. **We work out the fee deadline:** the last day of the month before the continuation date, and count the days left from today. See every licence due in a month on the [continuation calendar](https://haulierscope.co.uk/continuations). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is an operator licence continuation date? The date every 5 years by which the licence must be continued. It is not an expiry date: the licence carries on as long as the holder pays the continuation fee (goods) or confirms its details (PSV) in time and keeps to the licence terms. ### When is the continuation fee due? For a goods licence, the £401 fee is due before the end of the month before the continuation date. If the date is 31 July, pay by 30 June. ### What happens if the continuation fee is paid late? The licence ends automatically. Late payment is accepted only in exceptional circumstances; forgetting to pay or not receiving a reminder do not count. ### Do PSV licences pay a continuation fee? Standard and restricted PSV licences pay no continuation fee: every 5 years you confirm the licence details. A special restricted (taxi) licence pays £61. ### Where does the continuation date come from? From the DVSA operator licence data, which lists a continuation date for every licence. We read each new DVSA file and update the date here. ## More free tools - [_Free tool_ **Financial standing calculator** How much money you must show for a goods or PSV operator licence, from your licence type and fleet size. 2026 rates.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/tools/financial-standing-calculator) - [_Free tool_ **Operator licence fee calculator** Every fee for a new licence, a variation or continuation, goods or PSV, with when each one is due.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/tools/operator-licence-fee-calculator) - [_Free tool_ **O-licence newspaper advert generator** Fill in GOV.UK's advert template for a new licence or a variation, then copy it or download it for the newspaper.](https://haulierscope.co.uk/tools/operator-licence-advert-generator) Guides - [Operator licence continuation explained](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/operator-licence-continuation) - [Operator licence costs](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/operator-licence-cost) - [What the licence number means](https://haulierscope.co.uk/guides/operator-licence-number) Figures and wording from GOV.UK, checked 1 October 2026: - [Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) Regulations 1995, Schedule](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3000/schedule) - [Being a goods vehicle operator: fees](https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicle-operator/fees-for-goods-vehicle-licences) - [Senior Traffic Commissioner statutory document summaries](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-traffic-commissioner-statutory-document-summaries) - [PSV operator licences: how to apply](https://www.gov.uk/psv-operator-licences/how-to-apply-for-a-psv-licence) --- Canonical page: https://haulierscope.co.uk/tools/continuation-date-checker Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. HaulierScope is an independent service, not affiliated with DVSA or the Traffic Commissioners. It is updated when DVSA publishes a new file, usually weekly.