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Licence - hackney carriage (taxi): Outline

A 'Hackney Carriage' is more commonly called a taxi. It is the responsibility of the Council to regulate the number of Hackney Carriages it licenses.

This licence is required for any chauffeur-driven hire vehicle that will ply for hire, be flagged down or hired at a taxi rank. Once licensed a taxi is always a taxi until the licence expires. These vehicles have a roof sign and display a white plate on the rear of the vehicle.

Further information is available from our specific pages on Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing.

Contact: General Enquiries

Telephone: 01933 229777

Fax: 01933 231542

Borough Council of Wellingborough, Wellingborough