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Taxi and private hire vehicle statistics, England: 2022
The number of licensed taxis and private hire vehicles in England and Wales at the end of March 2022.
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Statistics on taxi and private hire vehicles (PHV) in England show at end March 2022:
- 260,700 licensed taxis and PHVs, an increase of 3.8% since 2021
- 78% of all licensed vehicles were PHVs
- 55% of licensed taxis were wheelchair accessible
- all taxis in London were wheelchair accessible
- 2% of PHVs were wheelchair accessible
- there were 330,300 driver licences, a decrease of 3.4% since 2021
- 65% of licences were PHV only licences
- 12% were taxi only licences
- 22% were dual licences
The statistics in this release will have been impacted to some extent by the national restrictions implemented from March 2020 onwards in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Published 13 July 2022