FOI request detail

Private Hire

Request ID: FOI-4819-1718
Date published: 03 April 2018

You asked

Please accept this as Freedom of Information request and forward to the relevant department for dealing with such a request. Please could you kindly give me information on: 1) Total Number of Private Hire Drivers 2) Total Number of Private Hire Vehicles 3) Total Number of Private Hire Operators 4) A List of Private Hire Operators

We answered

Our Ref:         FOI-4819-1718

Thank you for your request received on 8 March 2018 asking for information about Private Hire.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and TfL’s information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.

The information you asked for is available on our website using the following links:

1) Total Number of Private Hire Drivers
2) Total Number of Private Hire Vehicles
3) Total Number of Private Hire Operators

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/licensing-information

4) A List of Private Hire Operators

https://tph.tfl.gov.uk/TfL/SearchOperatingCentre.page?org.apache.shale.dialog.DIALOG_NAME=TPHOperatingCentre&Param=lg2.TPHOperatingCentre&menuId=9

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.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please feel free 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

[email protected]

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