Service Description: Application for a licence to drive a hackney carriage (taxi) or private hire vehicle(minicab) Note: This is the licence for the driver. The licence for the vehicle is the hackney carriage vehicle licence or the private hire vehicle licence
Also known as:- Taxi Drivers Licence
Answer: Hackney carriages are taxis that are allowed to pick up passengers in the street (ie. can be hailed by the public); Private Hire Vehicles are only allowed to pick up passengers who have pre-booked the journey.