Services
Taxis and minicabs (Private Hire Cars)
The Council's Licensing Team working in partnership with Lothian and Borders Police and other council services administers the Taxi and Private Hire Car Licensing Scheme. All taxis and private hire cars operating within West Lothian require to hold a West Lothian taxi or private hire car plate. The licence plate is affixed to the front and rear or all authorised taxis and private hire cars. This plate details the description, registration of the vehicle and the expiry date of the licence. Please note after consultation with the taxi trade it was agreed that a limit be set on the number of taxis operating in West Lothian, this limit is currently set at 166. The council is obliged by law to carry out a review of the limit, the last review was November 2006 where an increase in taxis was authorised.
Drivers of taxis or private hire cars must hold either a taxi drivers licence (allows authorised driver to drive a taxi or private hire cars) or a private hire car drivers licence (allows holder to drive private hire cars only).
Further infomation can eb obtained from the Licensing Team on 01506 777229 or 01506 777230 or by e-mail.
Downloadable documents
- Application - Private Hire Car Driver's Licence (PDF, 286 kb)
- Application - Private Hire Car Operator's Licence (PDF, 260 Kb)
- Application - Taxi Driver's Licence (PDF, 286 Kb)
- Application - Taxi Operator's Licence (PDF, 260 Kb)
- Licensing Services - Fees charged for the various licensing schemes (2007 - 2008)- (PDF, 37 Kb)
- Service Standards - Licensing Services (PDF, 51 Kb)
- Service Standards - Our Committment to you (Taxi Drivers) (PDF, 47 Kb)
- Service Standards - Private Hire Car Driver (PDF, 47 Kb)
- Service Standards - Private Hire Car Operators Licence (PDF, 46 Kb)
- Service Standards - Taxi Operator (PDF, 63 Kb)
- Survey Results - Taxi and Private Hire Car Customer Survey 12/8/2008 (PDF, 1053 Kb)
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