I would like to request under the FOI request information on taxis in your city. Can you please provide me with taxi numbers Hackney and Private Hire info separately, taxi per inhabitants ratio, ranks number, their locations, how many cars fit in each rank, taxi ranks/taxi ratios, if they are part-time of full-time ranks, including the one with frozen plates, etc...? The Life span of a taxi Hackney and Private Hire in your city. Are they licensing up to 10 , 15 years or pending MOT pass test rules?

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TfL Ref: FOI-1209-1718

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 17 August 2017 asking for information about taxis and private hire vehicles.

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 some of the information you require. You asked:

I would like to request under the FOI request information on taxis in your city.

Taxi numbers Hackney and Private Hire info separately – This information is available on our website https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/licensing-information

Taxi per inhabitants ratio – Information about the Capital’s population is published by the GLA and is available here. This can be used with the figures on the TfL website to calculate the ratio of taxis and taxi drivers to population

Ranks number, their locations, how many cars fit in each rank, if they are part-time of full-time ranks – This information can be found here: http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-taxi-ranks-booklet.pdf

Taxi ranks/taxi ratios – Information about TfL-appointed taxi rank, including the location, number of spaces each rank has and times of operation is published in the Ranks Booklet which can be found here. Again this can be used with the figures on the TfL website to calculate the ratio of taxis and taxi drivers to ranks.

The Life span of a taxi Hackney and Private Hire in your city. Are they licensing up to 10 , 15 years or pending MOT pass test rules? – This information can be found via the following links:

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/apply-for-a-taxi-vehicle-licence (vehicle licence specifications, including vehicle age)

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/private-hire-vehicle-licence (vehicle licence specifications, including vehicle age)

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, TfL is not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please feel free to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.Yours sincerely,

Melissa Nichols

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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