Our Ref:          FOI-4767-1718

Thank you for your request received on 5 March 2018 asking for information about the taxi age profile of the current fleet. I apologise for the delay in my response.

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 the information you require. You asked:

“Please inform me of the Taxi age profile of the current licensed fleet, by year, broken down to the figure and of that figure what percentage does that represent, e.g  1 year (received first plate 1 year ago) 1000 (number of taxis first plated 1 year ago) 5% (that 1000 being % of the current fleet)  2 year 1500 7.5%, 3 year 2000 10% etc.”

The last available information we hold is from 8 February 2018, please see the following table for a breakdown of the current taxi fleet by age and percentage:

Age Volume % of total fleet
0 1765 8.26%
1 925 4.33%
2 1264 5.91%
3 1362 6.37%
4 1317 6.16%
5 1117 5.23%
6 1331 6.23%
7 1351 6.32%
8 1316 6.16%
9 1213 5.67%
10 1926 9.01%
11 1565 7.32%
12 1389 6.50%
13 1182 5.53%
14 1117 5.23%
15 1116 5.22%
16 89 0.42%
17 13 0.06%
18 12 0.06%
19 6 0.03%
Total 21376 100.00%

To comply with air quality standards, all taxis must be within a certain age limit to be licensed. However, a limited number of exemptions are possible that allow certain vehicles to be licensed for an additional period. To find out more about taxi vehicle licensing and the exemptions please visit our website:

www.tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/apply-for-a-taxi-vehicle-licence

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

Gemma Jacob
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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