Guidance

Taxi and private hire vehicle statistics information

Quality report and copy of the survey questionnaire issued to licensing authorities for taxi and private hire vehicle statistics.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 25 October 2018
• Last updated: 13 August 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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Taxi and private hire vehicle statistics, background quality report: 2026

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Taxi and private hire vehicle survey questionnaire: 2026

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 173 KB

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Details

This document contains the quality report for the taxi and private hire vehicle statistics, together with a copy of the survey questionnaire issued to licensing authorities in England and Wales. It describes the data sources, methods, quality considerations, and definitions used in the publication.

If you require the survey questionnaire in an accessible format, please contact us at localtransport.statistics@dft.gov.uk

Published 25 October 2018

Last updated 13 August 2026 — Show all updates

1. 13 August 2026

   Survey questionnaire and background quality report updated for 2026.

2. 30 March 2026

   Survey questionnaire updated.

3. 31 July 2024

   Quality report and survey questionnaire updated for the latest report.

4. 11 July 2023

   The latest taxi and private hire vehicle questionnaire and quality report added for the year 2023.

5. 13 July 2022

   Quality report and taxi and private hire vehicle survey questionnaire updated for the 2022 annual report.

6. 30 June 2021

   Quality report 2021 replaces the notes and definitions document of 2020. Taxi survey questionnaire updated for the 2021 annual report.

7. 16 December 2020

   Taxi survey questionnaire updated and quality report added for the 2020 taxi and private hire vehicle statistics report.

8. 25 September 2019

   Guidance updated for 'Taxi and private hire vehicle statistics, England: 2019'.

9. 25 October 2018

   First published.