Licenced taxis and private hire vehicles by local authority

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Data valuesData descriptionLocal authorityType of licenceYear
1,145Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2023
1,027Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2022
1,208Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2021
1,258Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2020
1,310Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2019
1,309Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2018
1,357Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2017
1,343Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2015
1,430Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2013
1,297Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2011
1,315Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2009
946Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2007
482Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible taxis2005
3,154Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2023
3,317Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2022
3,361Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2021
3,665Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2020
3,646Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2019
3,566Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2018
3,728Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2017
3,801Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2015
3,508Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2013
3,671Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2011
3,548Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2009
3,705Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2007
3,383Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther taxis2005
4,299Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2023
4,344Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2022
4,569Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2021
4,923Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2020
4,956Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2019
5,007Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2018
5,085Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2017
5,144Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2015
4,938Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2013
4,968Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2011
4,863Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2009
4,651Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2007
3,865Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal taxis2005
150Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2023
166Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2022
276Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2021
282Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2020
454Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2019
428Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2018
420Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2017
1,044Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2015
920Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2013
2,018Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2011
1,992Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2009
2,038Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2007
2,238Number of vehicles licencedWalesTaxi only licensed drivers2005
288Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible PHVs2023
259Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible PHVs2022
243Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible PHVs2021
229Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible PHVs2020
265Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible PHVs2019
211Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible PHVs2018
204Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible PHVs2017
186Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible PHVs2015
394Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible PHVs2013
151Number of vehicles licencedWalesWheelchair accessible PHVs2011
5,166Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther PHVs2023
4,715Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther PHVs2022
4,351Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther PHVs2021
5,068Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther PHVs2020
5,164Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther PHVs2019
4,683Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther PHVs2018
4,139Number of vehicles licencedWalesOther PHVs2017
5,454Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2023
4,974Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2022
4,594Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2021
5,297Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2020
5,429Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2019
4,936Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2018
4,770Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2017
4,246Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2015
4,022Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2013
4,144Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2011
4,558Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2009
3,747Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2007
4,153Number of vehicles licencedWalesTotal PHVs2005
783Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2023
759Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2022
779Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2021
818Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2020
789Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2019
761Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2018
662Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2017
679Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2015
716Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2013
745Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2011
882Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2009
807Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2007
786Number of vehicles licencedWalesOperator licences issued2005
1,907Number of vehicles licencedWalesPHV only licenced drivers2023
1,720Number of vehicles licencedWalesPHV only licenced drivers2022
1,693Number of vehicles licencedWalesPHV only licenced drivers2021
1,831Number of vehicles licencedWalesPHV only licenced drivers2020
1,783Number of vehicles licencedWalesPHV only licenced drivers2019
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Next update expected:2027

Updates

19th January 2026
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Department for Transport
Data source
Public service vehicle survey

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset gives details on the licences taxis and licenced private hire vehicles by local authority as of March 31st 2023. Data are presented as the number of vehicles and drivers licenced for taxis, fleet licenced, drivers licenced and operators licenced for private hire vehicles and the number of dual licence holders in each of the local authorities in Wales.

Data collection or calculation

Public service vehicle information is derived from annual returns made to the Department of Transport (DfT) by a sample of 700 holders of Public Service Vehicles operators licences (“the PSV survey”). This survey provides information on passenger journeys, vehicle miles, passenger receipts and operating costs. Separate smaller surveys managed by DfT collect information about fare changes, service reliability and quarterly patronage from the larger bus operators. Full details of the data sources and methods used can be found in the guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/buses-statistics-guidance.

Statistical quality

The PSV survey uses imputation techniques to derive key figures for operators who were either not selected in the sample for that year, or who did not respond. On occasion, imputations for earlier years can be improved using directly-reported data for later years. Minor revisions to back-data can occur as a result, although trends are rarely affected substantively.

For the key indicators (passenger journeys and vehicle miles operated) the data provided by operator’s covers around, or above, 90 per cent of the total figure, with the remainder imputed. Comparison with other sources suggests that, at aggregate (Great Britain) level, the statistics are likely to provide a reasonably robust measure of levels and broad trends.

However, figures representing smaller groups of operators and single year on year changes should be treated with caution as these are more susceptible to measurement errors (for example, an inaccurate return by an operator, or a change in an operator’s method of producing the figures required) which are more likely to even out at the national level. Regional, and particularly local authority, level figures should be interpreted with caution.

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stats.transport@gov.wales

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