Request ID: FOI-1099-2122 Date published: 13 September 2021
You asked
Please can you confirm whether the following vehicle was ever licensed as a taxi/private hire
-Mercedes-Benz E220
-Registration GU68 SFZ
between January 2019 and December 2020?
If it was licensed as a taxi/private hire, can you please clarify why it is not showing on the MOT history of the vehicle?
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-1099-2122
Thank you for your request received on 25 August 2021 asking for information about whether a vehicle was licensed as a taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV).
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we hold some of the information you require. You asked:
Please can you confirm whether the following vehicle was ever licensed as a taxi/private hire vehicle:
Mercedes-Benz E220 Registration GU68 SFZ
Between January 2019 and December 2020?
If it was licensed as a taxi/private hire, can you please clarify why it is not showing on the MOT history of the vehicle?
I can confirm that the vehicle referred to above was licensed as a private hire vehicle within the time period specified. The vehicle is not currently licensed by TfL.
We are not responsible for the vehicles MOT information and suggest that you may wish to contact the DVSA regarding this part of your query.
If this is not the information you are looking for please feel free to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
