Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Vehicles Consultation

Wirral Council are responsible for licensing Private Hire Vehicles and Hackney Carriage Vehicles.

Private Hire Vehicles (usually referred to as taxis) must be pre-booked via a licensed operator and cannot be flagged down on the street or picked up from a rank.

Hackney Carriage Vehicles (usually referred to as black cabs or taxis) can carry out pre-booked journeys but they can also wait on taxi ranks for fares or accept fares from people who flag them down in the street.

If you would like further information about Private Hire or Hackney Carriage Vehicles please see this link.

Wirral Council want to ensure that when passengers travel in Private Hire Vehicles or Hackney Carriage Vehicles licensed by the Council they feel safe and comfortable.

There is a set of criteria which vehicles must meet before they can be licensed by Wirral Council. We are undertaking a review of this criteria and your views and experiences are important to help us in providing a high standard of vehicle that is safe and comfortable and meets the needs of passengers.

To provide your view on the vehicle criteria you think would best meet the needs of passengers please complete the survey below.

This survey is now closed.