Taxi Licensing request
Case reference FOI2026/01708
Received 12 August 2026
Published 27 August 2026
Request
Freedom Of Information Request:
I’d like to request a list including the vehicle registration number, make and model of the vehicle of all vehicles that were issued a license as a Taxi, Hackney Carriage or for Private Hire (both approved and active licenses) between the dates of: 01/04/2026 to 31/07/2026.
Response
Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act.
The legislation covering hackney carriage and private hire vehicles, the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 and the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, require a local authority to maintain a “book” containing a list of current licensed hackney carriages however places no such requirement for private hire vehicles.
In accordance with the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 all licensing decisions including the grant of Licensed vehicles can be found on the public portal available following the link below. As such, the information you require can be found from publicly available sources and consequentially under Section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible.
Please note however that the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is of the opinion that Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM) details constitute personal data and are therefore exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act, and do not appear on our public register.
See ICO Appeal case EA/2019/0025 for further details.
The Council’s public register can be accessed here:
https://mylicencegbc.guildford.gov.uk/registers/index.html?fa=licence_register
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Guildford Borough Council
Documents
This is Guildford Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.
You can browse our other responses or make a new FOI request.