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Number of Taxi & Private Hire Drivers and Operators In England and Wales by licensing area 1 April 2024


NOTES: (r) revised, (w) none, (z) not applicable
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(NOTE 1) Includes purpose built taxis (which are wheelchair accessible) and converted vehicles.

(NOTE 2) Total taxis may not equal the number of wheelchair accessible taxis plus other taxis as the breakdown was not provided by some licensing authorities.

(NOTE 3) North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire unitary authorities were formed on 1 April 2021 but for the 2022 survey responses were received from the districts that make up these new authorities.

(NOTE 4) TfL is the licensing authority in London. PHV driver licensing by TfL began in April 2003, with vehicle licensing in April 2004.

(NOTE 5) Figures on number of licensed vehicles, drivers and operators for Gloucester for 2022 are estimates. Actual figures could not be provided due to IT system issues.

(NOTE 6) West Berkshire have advised that figures for 2023 are estimates as changes in IT systems have made it difficult to provide robust figures. They were also unable to provide data on numbers of wheelchair accessible vehicles.

(NOTE 7) Cumberland unitary authority was formed on 1 April 2023. While a combined response was provided, in some cases the former districts still had different licensing policies in place as at 1 April 2023 due to transitional arrangements following the creation of the new unitary authority. Therefore the data provided represents a best attempt to represent the combined position of the new authority.

(NOTE 8) Westmorland and Furness unitary authority was formed on 1 April 2023. However, the former districts still had different licensing policies and systems in place as at 1 April 2023 due to transitional arrangements following the creation of the new unitary authority. Therefore separate responses were provided.

(NOTE 9) North Yorkshire unitary authority was formed on 1 April 2023. While a combined response was provided, in some cases the former districts still had different licensing policies in place as at 1 April 2023 due to transitional arrangements following the creation of the new unitary authority. Therefore the data provided represents a best attempt to represent the combined position of the new authority.

(NOTE 10) Somerset unitary authority was formed on 1 April 2023. However, the former districts still had different licensing policies and systems in place as at 1 April 2023 due to transitional arrangements following the creation of the new unitary authority. Therefore separate responses were provided.

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Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 278 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
278 28



New Forest

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 630 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
630 85



Newark and Sherwood

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 90 140 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
230 23



Newcastle upon Tyne

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
248 4938 0 703
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
5889 69



Newcastle-under-Lyme

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 546 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
546 63



Newport / Casnewydd

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 1441 0 172
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1613 52



North Devon

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 11 238 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
249 23



North East Derbyshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 296 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
296 36



North East Lincolnshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
247 371 0 43
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
661 40



North Hertfordshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
91 116 93 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
300 20



North Kesteven

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 171 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
171 30



North Lincolnshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
5 338 0 165
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
508 38



North Norfolk

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 424 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
424 27



North Northamptonshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
234 601 147 101
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1083 100



North Somerset

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 368 77 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
445 72



North Tyneside

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
62 688 0 152
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
902 26



North Warwickshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 86 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
86 7



North West Leicestershire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 94 143 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
237 28



North Yorkshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
149 330 1424 5
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1908 171



Northumberland

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
510 773 0 277
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1560 97



Norwich

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 368 229 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
597 38



Nottingham

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 1939 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1939 50



Nuneaton and Bedworth

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 21 392 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
413 19



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