FOI request detail

London Taxi License

Request ID: FOI-0399-2324
Date published: 25 May 2023

You asked

I would like to know: For this year, how many people applied for a London Taxi drivers license (yellow badge). Out of these applicants, how many successfully received the badge?

We answered

Our ref: FOI-0399-2324/GH

Thank you for your request received on 15 May 2023 asking for the number of applications made for a London suburban (yellow badge) taxi driver’s licence and the number of licences that have been issued this year.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked:

For this year, how many people applied for a London Taxi drivers license (yellow badge). Out of these applicants, how many successfully received the badge?

Transport for London (TfL) has received 22 applications for a London suburban taxi driver’s licence this year. It typically takes an applicant between 18 months to two years to complete the Knowledge for a suburban sector and therefore none of these applicants have been licensed to date.  TfL has issued four London suburban taxi driver licences this year.

Further information about learning the Knowledge can be found here: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/learn-the-knowledge-of-london

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

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