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Taxi and private hire vehicle statistics, England: 2023
The number of licensed taxis and private hire vehicles in England and Wales as at 1 April 2023.
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Statistics on taxi and private hire vehicles (PHV) in England show that as at 1 April 2023:
- there were 289,400 licensed taxis and PHVs, an increase of 11.0% since 2022
- 80% 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 346,300 driver licences, an increase of 4.9% since 2022
- 67% of licences were PHV only licences
- 11% were taxi only licences
- 21% were dual licences
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Published 11 July 2023