Great Yarmouth Borough Council

A ‘hackney carriage’ is more commonly known as a taxi. A hackney carriage vehicle licence is required for any vehicle that can carry up to eight passengers that will ply for hire, be flagged down or hired at a taxi rank.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council currently has 170 licensed hackney carriages. New vehicle licences are only granted to brand new purpose built fully accessible vehicles.

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Application form (48kb)
Download a list of
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taxi ranks in the Borough (23kb)

Private Hire Vehicle Licences

Private hire vehicles cannot ply for hire in the street or at taxi ranks. Journeys must be pre-booked, normally by telephone or in person at a cab office. Private hire vehicles include chauffeur driven cars to airports, nightclubs, etc. but wedding and funeral vehicles are exempt.

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Guidance notes (26kb)

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Application form (46kb)

Private Hire Operator Licence

An operator’s licence is required for anyone operating a private hire vehicle. This licence is required to enable a person to accept or invite bookings for private hire vehicles. It is a condition of this licence that details all bookings are recorded in a log book.

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Application form (25kb)

Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence

A licence is required before any person can drive a hackney carriage (taxi) or private hire vehicle.

Before a licence is granted, the applicant must satisfy the Council that they have a reasonable knowledge of the Borough by passing a local knowledge test. Once an applicant passes the local knowledge test, a licence will be granted providing they meet certain criteria, have no convictions and are medically fit to drive.

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Application form (37kb)

For additional information and advice, please contact:

The Licensing Team
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Town Hall
Great Yarmouth
NR30 2QF
Telephone: 01493 846201
Fax: 01493 846332
Email: licensing@great-yarmouth.gov.uk

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