Hackney Carriage driver licensing

Taxis in Basingstoke and Deane are purpose built wheelchair accessible vehicles with a taxi roof light. Typically these are the London style black cabs and converted people carrier vehicles. A hackney carriage vehicle can only be driven by a driver who holds a dual hackney carriage and private hire driver’s licence.

New applications

A guidance and application pack is below, if you wish to apply for a dual hackney carriage and private hire driver's licence. The pack outlines the procedure to apply for a new dual hackney carriage and private hire drivers licence. It also includes all application forms and fees.

Applicants must meet specific criteria in order to be considered for a licence. We must be satisfied that an applicant is a ‘fit and proper’ person to hold a dual hackney carriage and private hire drivers licence and transport members of the public. All dual hackney carriage and private hire driver licences are issued subject to compliance with the standard hackney carriage byelaws below.