Taxis or hackney carriages and private hire vehicles are licensed to ensure that they are suitable and safe for the carriage of the public. You will need to apply for a licence for the following:
• Hackney Carriage Driver
• Private Hire Driver
• Hackney Carriage Vehicle
• Private Hire Vehicle
• Private Hire Operator
A list of wheelchair accessible vehicles is available to view.
From 01 April 2023, we are the Licencing Authority for Private Hire operations.
We will not be applying zoning to private hire licences. Existing licences and future licences issued by us for Private Hire, will allow the vehicle, drivers, and operators to operate in any part of our area which includes the geographical areas of Barrow, Eden, and South Lakeland.
Hackney carriage licences, will continue to operate in zones.
Dual driver licences covering both Hackney Carriage and Private Hire, will apply across the whole district for Private Hire, but only in the issuing zone for Hackney Carriages.
Taxi livery survey
We are carrying out a consultation with the taxi trade and public to gather their views on taxi livery.
Taxi livery ensures that the travelling public can easily identify that the vehicle is licensed and that they know who to contact about any issues.
You can complete the survey online, the survey will close at midnight on Thursday 10 August.
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