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Taxi and private hire vehicle statistics, England: 2021

The number of licensed taxis and private hire vehicles in England and Wales at the end of March 2021.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 30 June 2021

Applies to England and Wales

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Details

Statistics on taxi and private hire vehicles (PHV) in England show at end March 2021:

• there were 251,100 licensed taxis and PHVs, a decrease of 15.9% since 2020
• 77% of all licensed vehicles were PHVs
• 54% of licensed taxis were wheelchair accessible
• all taxis in London were wheelchair accessible
• 2% of PHVs were wheelchair accessible
• there were 343,800 driver licences, a decrease of 5.7% since 2020
• 64% of licences were PHV only licences
• 13% were taxi only licences
• 22% were dual licences

The statistics in this release have been impacted by the national restrictions implemented from March 2020 onwards in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Published 30 June 2021