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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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Salford

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
59 1104 0 50
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1213 65



Sandwell

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
12 1013 289 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1314 41



Sedgemoor

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 136 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
136 15



Sefton

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
266 5586 0 64
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
5916 103



Sevenoaks

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
98 83 91 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
272 34



Sheffield

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 2851 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
2851 73



Shepway

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
9 125 251 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
385 53



Shropshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 996 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
996 123



Slough

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
40 390 254 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
684 42



Solihull

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
122 2782 0 14
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
2918 75



Somerset West and Taunton

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 265 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
265 21



South Cambridgeshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
6 1872 0 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1878 70



South Derbyshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 151 0 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
151 31



South Gloucestershire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 3261 250 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
3511 275



South Hams

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 140 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
140 15



South Holland

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 238 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
238 24



South Kesteven

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
218 29 108 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
355 25



South Lakeland

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
189 108 0 34
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
331 33



South Norfolk

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 188 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
188 42



South Oxfordshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 835 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
835 46



South Ribble

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
119 166 0 50
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
335 21



South Somerset

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 275 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
275 41



South Staffordshire

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 254 1 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
255 30



South Tyneside

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
19 67 412 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
498 14



Southampton

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
271 1362 0 117
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1750 104



Southend-on-Sea

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 560 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
560 36



Spelthorne

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
46 40 0 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
86 7



St. Albans

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
247 115 0 14
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
376 18



St. Helens

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 554 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
554 40



Stafford

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 195 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
195 23



Staffordshire Moorlands

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 82 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
82 15



Stevenage

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 294 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
294 27



Stockport

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
126 924 0 57
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1107 40



Stockton-on-Tees

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
29 248 445 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
722 24



Stoke-on-Trent

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 1886 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1886 159



Stratford-on-Avon

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 143 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
143 33



Stroud

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 46 109 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
155 45



Sunderland

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
518 621 0 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1139 19



Surrey Heath

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 115 93 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
208 38



Swale

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
[w] 4 301 [w]
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
305 32



Swansea / Abertawe

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
0 0 1025 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
1025 48



Swindon

INFO
Taxi only licensed drivers PHV only licenced Drivers Dual taxi and PHV driver licences Both taxi and PHV driver licences
127 786 0 0
TOTALS
TOTAL Driver licenses issued TOTAL Operator licences issued
913 45



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