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Licensing authorities must confirm a tax check has been completed by applicants renewing taxi driver, private hire and scrap metal licences, or applying for a licence held with another authority.
This section is for reference only, as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency no longer carries out taxi tests.
Data and statistics about the number of licensed taxis and private hire vehicles in England and Wales.
Overview of the public service vehicle operator licensing system.
Transport on trains, planes, cars, taxis and minicabs, buses, coaches and wheelchairs for disabled people - Freedom Pass, Disabled Person's Railcard, concessionary bus pass and Shopmobility.
You must confirm you are aware of your tax responsibilities when you first apply for a taxi driver, private hire driver, private hire vehicle operator or scrap metal dealer licence.
You need a licence from DVA to run a taxi operation in Northern Ireland
Updated best practice guidance puts more emphasis on making taxi and PHV services more accessible to disabled people.
A woman who permanently blinded a taxi driver in one eye after a frenzied attack with her high heels has been jailed for three years.
Licensing authorities must get an applicant to confirm they're aware of their tax responsibilities on first licence applications for taxi driver, private hire and scrap metal licences.
FCDO travel advice for the Dominican Republic. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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