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Number of Taxis & Private Hire Vehicles 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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Babergh

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
13 62 53 70
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
75 123 198



Banes

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
13 118 5 273
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
131 278 409



Barnsley

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
4 63 12 366
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
67 378 445



Barrow-in-Furness

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
2 184 11 47
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
186 58 244



Basildon

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
42 81 0 172
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
123 172 295



Basingstoke and Deane

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
46 0 4 341
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
46 345 391



Bassetlaw

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
26 26 0 87
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
52 87 139



BCP

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
41 393 10 449
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
434 459 893



Bedford

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
65 0 14 542
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
65 556 621



Birmingham

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
610 0 39 5882
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
610 5921 6531



Blaby

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
1 38 0 86
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
39 86 125



Blackburn with Darwen

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
53 0 26 795
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
53 821 874



Blackpool

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
90 162 10 374
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
252 384 636



Blaenau Gwent

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
8 105 0 3
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
113 3 116



Bolsover

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
0 6 8 87
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
6 95 101



Bolton

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
68 0 1 1530
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
68 1531 1599



Boston

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
21 103 9 185
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
124 194 318



Bracknell Forest

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
49 0 0 89
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
49 89 138



Bradford

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
218 0 107 4854
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
218 4961 5179



Braintree

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
20 64 65 803
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
84 868 952



Breckland

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
2 122 4 79
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
124 83 207



Brentwood

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
7 162 0 41
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
169 41 210



Bridgend

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
23 278 12 140
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
301 152 453



Brighton and Hove

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
281 319 73 301
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
600 374 974



Bristol, City of

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
329 7 7 751
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
336 758 1094



Broadland

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
[w] 0 54 599
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
0 653 653



Bromsgrove

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
5 72 0 14
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
77 14 91



Broxbourne

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
4 175 29 40
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
179 69 248



Broxtowe

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
1 115 0 4
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
116 4 120



Buckinghamshire

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
96 229 167 1909
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
325 2076 2401



Burnley

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
22 0 6 247
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
22 253 275



Bury

INFO
Wheelchair accessible Taxis Other Taxis Wheelchair Accessible PHVs Other PHVs
33 0 3 704
TOTALS
Total Taxis Total PHVs Total Licensed Vehicles
33 707 740



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