Our ref: FOI-2221-1617
Thank you for your email received by us on 12 February 2017 asking for information about private hire driver licenses. I apologise for the delay in replying to you.
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 the information you require. You asked for:
A breakdown by year when the current private hire licence holders were issued with their first private hire licence.
Please see the table below which contains the information you requested, correct as of 6 March 2017.
| Year | PHV drivers |
| 2003 | 841 |
| 2004 | 3153 |
| 2005 | 4374 |
| 2006 | 3989 |
| 2007 | 5742 |
| 2008 | 4777 |
| 2009 | 4167 |
| 2010 | 3046 |
| 2011 | 6262 |
| 2012 | 6331 |
| 2013 | 4836 |
| 2014 | 15282 |
| 2015 | 26011 |
| 2016 | 27440 |
| 2017 (year to date) | 1401 |
| Total | 117652 |
If this is not the information you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Melissa Nichols
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
