Hackney Carriage Information

Hackney carriages (or "taxis") are public transport vehicles which are licensed to "ply for hire".

They can:

• carry passengers for hire or reward;
• be hailed by prospective passengers in the street; and
• park on a rank to await the approach of passengers.

A hackney carriage must be driven by a driver who holds a hackney carriage driver's licence.

Hackney carriage vehicles can be found at the ranks around Clitheroe and they can be hailed in the street. These vehicles have a roof light with the word TAXI on them. They have a blue plate affixed to the rear and a smaller version affixed to the windscreen which carry details of the expiry date, licence number and vehicle registration.

Hackney carriage (taxi) ranks

There are permanent taxi ranks on King Lane and Station Road in Clitheroe.

Additional temporary taxi ranks (which operate as such after 6pm only) are on Castle Street and Market Place in Clitheroe.

Hackney carriage (taxi) fares

A list of current fares can be downloaded from here.

Hackney carriage (taxi) licencing

There are two types of hackney carriage licence:

• a licence for a hackney carriage/taxi vehicle; and
• a licence for a hackney carriage/taxi driver.

Information on the hackney carriage vehicles and drivers that are already licensed to operate in the Ribble Valley is available here.

Licences issued by Ribble Valley Borough Council have certain licence conditions attached to them.  Details of these licence conditions are available here.