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Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles
Elmbridge Borough Council licences Hackney Carriages (taxis) and Private Hire vehicles (minicabs, executive and chauffeur driven) within the Borough of Elmbridge. Taxis have the right to apply for hire and to use taxi ranks as well as take bookings from customers. Private Hire vehicles must be pre-booked with a licensed operator.
Anyone interested in becoming a Hackney Carriage or Private Hire driver must:
Once the results of these checks are available, an application for a driver's licence can be made and processed. All application forms are available below to download, or directly from the Environmental Health & Licensing Division at the Civic Centre in Esher.
Guidance Notes and Leaflets
Application Forms
Note: If you visit the Civic Centre to submit a licence application, please do so between the hours of 10.00 am and 4.00 pm - we regret that we are unable to accept applications outside these hours.
Summary of Offences
Private Hire operators and drivers in Elmbridge are licensed under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.
Hackney Carriage proprietors/drivers in Elmbridge are licensed under the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 and the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.
|A list of possible offences is available to view under the above legislation.
|Elmbridge Borough Council also has its own byelaws (made under the Town Police Clauses Act 1847) made in respect of Hackney Carriage.
Complaints
Should you wish to complain about a taxi driver or the condition of a vehicle, |please complete the online form and we will contact you.
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