Number of black cab licenses issued per year since year 2000
Request ID: FOI-2331-2021
Date published: 12 March 2021
You asked
Please can you provide a summary of the number of black taxi licenses issued per year, or closest period available, since the year 2000.
If this is unavailable, please can you tell me the number of black taxis licensed to be on the road per year, or closest period available, since 2000.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-2331-2021
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 15th February 2021 asking for information about taxi licenses.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Please can you provide a summary of the number of black taxi licenses issued per year, or closest period available, since the year 2000.
If this is unavailable, please can you tell me the number of black taxis licensed to be on the road per year, or closest period available, since 2000.
I can confirm that we hold the information you require, which is shown in the table below (both for vehicles and drivers):
|
Taxi Licences
|
|
Vehicles
|
Drivers
|
|
Year
|
|
All London
|
Suburban
|
Total
|
|
00/01
|
20,633
|
21,337
|
2,541
|
23,878
|
|
01/02
|
20,919
|
21,712
|
2,708
|
24,420
|
|
02/03
|
20,924
|
21,809
|
2,937
|
24,746
|
|
03/04
|
20,701
|
21,745
|
3,105
|
24,850
|
|
04/05
|
21,016
|
21,561
|
3,114
|
24,675
|
|
05/06
|
21,050
|
21,514
|
3,147
|
24,661
|
|
06/07
|
21,596
|
21,466
|
3,127
|
24,593
|
|
07/08
|
21,792
|
21,491
|
3,225
|
24,716
|
|
08/09
|
22,303
|
21,463
|
3,331
|
24,794
|
|
09/10
|
22,445
|
21,334
|
3,580
|
24,914
|
|
10/11
|
22,558
|
21,499
|
3,571
|
25,070
|
|
11/12
|
23,099
|
21,690
|
3,646
|
25,336
|
|
12/13
|
22,168
|
21,733
|
3,727
|
25,460
|
|
13/14
|
22,810
|
21,876
|
3,662
|
25,538
|
|
14/15
|
22,500
|
21,724
|
3,508
|
25,232
|
|
15/16
|
21,759
|
21,500
|
3,370
|
24,870
|
|
16/17
|
21,300
|
21,274
|
3,213
|
24,487
|
|
17/18
|
21,026
|
20,803
|
3,023
|
23,826
|
|
18/19
|
20,136
|
20,301
|
2,858
|
23,159
|
|
19/20
|
18,504
|
19,642
|
2,695
|
22,337
|
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