Hackney carriage (taxi)

This licence is required for any chauffeur-driven hire vehicle with 8 passenger seats or less that will pay for hire, be flagged down or hired at a taxi rank. Once licensed a taxi is always a taxi until the licence expires. These vehicles have a roof sign and must display a yellow plate on the rear of the vehicle, a smaller internal plate, and oval yellow door stickers on both front doors. The plates and door decals will detail the Hackney Carriage licence number.

Licence details

Hackney Carriage drivers must be licensed by Rhondda Cynon Taf Licensing Authority and wear an ID badge issued by the Licensing Authority, which includes his/her photograph.

Vehicle Specification

Prospective or current licensees should consider the Vehicle Technical Standards effective 1^st September 2014 prior to purchasing or submitting a vehicle to the Licensing Authority - see related document below.

Before a vehicle is licensed it must pass a test/inspection at the authority's testing depot and a MOT (where appropriate) to ensure its safety. Also the vehicles must be suitably and adequately insured for carriage of passengers and goods for hire or reward to ensure high standards of safety.  

Before puchasing a vehicle you may wish to seek advice from Licensing Officers as to whether vehicles are likely to be accepted onto the licensed fleet.

Vehicle Testing 

Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to your appointment time to allow the vehicle to be sanitised prior to inspection.  The garage hold the right to decline inspection if the vehicle is not presented at the allocated time.  The vehicle details on your application must be accurate. 

How to apply:

You will also need:

• vehicle V5 log book document/bill of sale
• current insurance certificate or cover note of insurance covering the vehicle for "public and/or private hire" for you and/or your drivers
• MOT certificate (if applicable)
• the required fee (see below)

Tariff 

Tariff applicable to Hackney Carriages - Tariff banner detailing the same must be displayed on a tariff banner within the Hackney Carriage.

New Tariff commencing 00.01hrs 31st August 2022 - please see link below - 'Tariff letter to trade'.