Licence

Hackney carriage licence (England, Scotland and Wales)

You need a licence to drive a hackney carriage - taxicabs, England, excluding London, Scotland and Wales

England, Wales and Scotland Issued by Department for Transport

What this covers

Driving and motor vehiclesTransport and logistics, including aviation

Why you need it

Parliament created it. The power to require it comes from Town Police Clauses Act 1847.

We have not yet extracted duties, penalties or exemptions for this Act into the graph, so there is nothing more we can add beyond the source text.

Who issues it

This one does not go to your council. It is issued by Department for Transport.

Where to apply

Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.