Our ref: FOI-0091-1718
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 12 April 2017 asking for information about Hackney Carriages in the City of London.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.
- The number of completed Hackney Carriage journeys as an average per day and/or week and/or month and/or year
We do not hold this information. Taxi drivers are not required to share journey data with us as the regulator.
- The number of licensed Hackney Carriages over this time period in numbers. Alternatively, information on the number of licensed Hackney Carriages as recorded at fixed dates is also acceptable.
- The number of Hackney Carriage drivers employed over this time period. Alternatively, information on the number of employed Hackney Carriage drivers as recorded at fixed dates is also acceptable.
Taxi drivers are either licensed to ply for hire across London, or in one of nine designated sectors within the suburbs of the Greater London Authority. Please visit our website for further information: www.tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/learn-the-knowledge-of-london.
Although taxi drivers are licensed by Transport for London they are not employed by us and are considered to be self-employed.
Information on the number of taxi drivers and vehicles licensed since 2009/10 is available on our website: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/licensing-information.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Graham Hurt
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
