London has the world's oldest regulated taxi service, with a outstanding manner of existence of quality, rate and safety. Our taxi drivers need to byskip the world-well-known Knowledge of London, and our taxi and personal rent drivers need to byskip Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks (formerly known as a Criminal Records Bureau, or CRB checks), further to medical health checks.
Face coverings
Customers using taxis and personal rent vehicles need to use a face shielding in the end of their adventure. If you do no longer, you will be denied travel, or get keep of a minimum £ hundred fine (decreased to £one hundred if paid inner 14 days) an super way to double every time you're stuck no longer wearing a face shielding, up to £6,400.Face coverings may be a easy material that covers the nostril and mouth. They may be made using devices located withinside the house or in masses of stores open throughout London. Find out the way to make a face shielding.
Private rent vehicles
Are a massive shape of vehicles which includes minicabs, chauffeur and government vehicles and limousines
Must be pre-booked via a TfL-certified non-public rent operator, who need to offer a reserving affirmation to a passenger earlier than their adventure starts; the reserving affirmation need to contain, as a minimum:
The car registration mark
The driver's first name
The driver's non-public rent licence number, as confirmed at the ID the purpose strain is wearing
Where the passenger can get keep of it, a picturegraph of driver
Cannot ply for rent or use taxi ranks
Must offer you with an correct fare estimate earlier than your adventure starts (except you have were given have been given have been given have been given pre-agreed a tough and speedy fare). We do now now not regulate non-public rent fares, irrespective of the fact that they will be commonly distance based
Are no extra than 10 years old (to assist enhance air quality)
Must deliver help puppies freed from rate, and if they will be focused as wheelchair to be had vehicles need to keep wheelchair users. Find out extra
Drivers need to byskip extra right Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) anciental past check and normal medical checks.