RESEARCHED AUTHORITY
London
Transport for London (Taxi and Private Hire) · Sources checked 9 September 2026
- Driver licensing
- Official route/source found
Official driver licensing sources identified; use the linked council material for the current detail.
- Vehicle licensing
- Official route/source found
Official vehicle licensing sources identified; use the linked council material for the current detail.
- Operator licensing
- Official route/source found
Official operator licensing sources identified; use the linked council material for the current detail.
- Licensing fees
- Official route/source found
Official licensing fees sources identified; use the linked council material for the current detail.
- Taxi tariff
- Official route/source found
Tariff content checked 23 October 2026. TfL fares apply from 25 April 2026, with a £4.40 minimum. Tariff 1 is Monday–Friday 05:00–20:00; tariff 2 is weekday 20:00–22:00 and weekend 05:00–22:00; tariff 3 is every night 22:00–05:00 and public holidays. Detailed distance and time pulses, including the higher-distance rate after about six miles, are published by TfL. The Christmas/New Year supplement is £4 in the specified windows; booking, airport and soiling extras have separate conditions. Calculator results are distance-only estimates and exclude waiting, slow traffic, airport/booking extras and journeys crossing a tariff boundary.
- Mandatory qualifications
- Official route/source found
Official mandatory qualifications sources identified; use the linked council material for the current detail.
Withheld or still needing confirmation
- The London taxi and private-hire regimes have different driver and vehicle routes; applicants must use the matching TfL route.
- Calculator support is limited to the published distance rules and current verification window; waiting, slow traffic and crossing a tariff boundary are excluded.