Request ID: FOI-3684-2324 Date published: 18 January 2024
You asked
Please supply the following information relating to Licensed Hackney Cabs & Private Hire Vehicles
1. Plate Number (ie 12345 OR 123456)
2. VRM (ie AB 12 ABC)
3. Vehicle Type (ie Ford Transit)
4. Operator
please supply in Excel format
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-3684-2324 Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 16 January 2024 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. Specifically you asked:
Please supply the following information relating to Licensed Hackney Cabs & Private Hire Vehicles 1.Plate Number (ie 12345 OR 123456) 2.VRM (ie AB 12 ABC) 3.Vehicle Type (ie Ford Transit) Operator
I can confirm that we hold the information you require. For the information requested in the first parts of your request, please note that TfL proactively publishes this data on the following page of our website: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/licensing-information#on-this-page-3 – see the section ‘Taxi and private hire fleet information’. In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere. In regards to the last part of your request, the information is exempt from disclosure under section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. The rationale for this is as explained in previous FOI requests for the same information, an example of which can be found on the FOI pages of our website here: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-0096-2223 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, Graham Hurt FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
