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How to apply for taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) licences inside and outside London.
If your vehicle is being used as a taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) you…
You must get a licence for each vehicle. The vehicle must have no more…
Apply to the licensing authority where you plan to work. If it’s outside…
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.
Find out how to apply VAT if you're in the taxi and private hire car trade.
FCDO travel advice for Ghana. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Lists the individual rights disabled passengers have when travelling.
FCDO travel advice for Chile. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Report an unlicensed private hire vehicle (PHV) or taxi driver to the local council or Transport for London (TfL)
FCDO travel advice for Nicaragua. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Questionnaire to collect data from local authorities regarding the numbers of taxis and operators.
Latest FCDO travel advice for India including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
FCDO travel advice for Tanzania. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Equatorial Guinea. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
How to apply for a taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) driving licences inside and outside London
FCDO travel advice for the Dominican Republic. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Bolivia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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