Taxi and private hire licences

A licence is required to drive a hackney carriage or private hire vehicle.

A private hire vehicle cannot apply for hire or stand on a rank. Unlike hackney carriages all private hire vehicles must be pre-booked with a private hire operator.​

A hackney carriage can only be driven by the holder of a hackney carriage driver licence.

All private hire vehicles must be pre-booked with a private hire operator.

The Hackney carriage and private hire licensing policy sets out the policy that the authority will apply when making decisions about new applications and licences currently in force.