Private Hire vehicles
Request ID: FOI-3203-1819
Date published: 26 March 2019
You asked
As of 1st January 2019, please provide the number of licenced petrol and diesel private hire vehicles (PHVs) operating in London - broken down by fuel propulsion and euro emission standard. Please include the numbers of pure electric vehicles.
Please note that the figures I am looking for are for PHVs only, not black cabs (taxis).
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-3203-1819
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request of 25th February 2019 asking for information about the number of licenced petrol and diesel private hire vehicles operating in London.
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. Specifically you asked:
“As of 1st January 2019, please provide the number of licenced petrol and diesel private hire vehicles (PHVs) operating in London - broken down by fuel propulsion and euro emission standard. Please include the numbers of pure electric vehicles.”
The information that we hold in relation to your request is shown in the table below - it is correct as of 28th December 2018.
The breakdown in number of Private Hire vehicles in London on the basis of fuel they use:
|
Fuel type
|
Number of vehicles
|
|
Pure Diesel
|
46,825
|
|
Pure Petrol
|
3,412
|
|
Hybrid petrol/hybrid diesel/Electric/Hydrogen
(subset that is all-electric)
|
37,471
(182)
|
|
Total fleet
|
87,708
|
We do not, however, hold a breakdown of these figures by euro emission standard.
Further information on PHV licensing standards and ULEZ requirements are available on our website at the following location: www.tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/emissions-standards-for-phvs.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate 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,
David Wells
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
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