Taxi Licensing
If you want to carry passengers for reward – the
reward could be money or not – using a vehicle with eight
passenger seats or fewer, you will need a licence. For example, a
hotel offering a pick-up or drop-off service will need a licence,
even if the passengers don’t pay a fee.
Please choose a link on the menu for
application forms and guidance.
There are two main types of vehicle that we can license for
public hire:
- Private Hire – with this licence, you can only
work from private hire operators base
- Hackney Carriage – with this licence you can
work from the town’s taxi ranks and be hailed on the street.
Hackney carriages can also work through a private hire
operator
For private hire or hackney carriage work, both the driver and
vehicle must be licensed. A driver of the
vehicle may also need an operator’s licence if they are taking
private hire bookings directly.
Cheshire East Taxi Welcome
- Tuesday 27th March 2012
- Macclesfield Town Football Club
- 10.30am – 1pm
- Refreshments served from 10am – tea/coffee and bacon
butties
- FREE
The Cheshire East Taxi Welcome is a free, half
day course that aims to equip drivers with the necessary knowledge,
skills and awareness to deal with visitor queries and to enhance
the visitor experience.
Taxi drivers are often the first point of
contact for visitors when they visit Cheshire East, and are an
invaluable source of information. The course is a fun, interactive
session that seeks to build on existing driver knowledge and to
encourage drivers to promote Cheshire East with pride, passion and
enthusiasm.
For more information and to book places
contact: Sue Foster, Welcome Manager, Marketing Cheshire T: 01244
405635 E:s.foster@marketingcheshire.co.uk
