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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

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