Taxi and private hire licensing policy

We are the licensing authority for the Harlow area. We are responsible for issuing these licenses:

  • hackney carriage driver licence
  • private hire driver licence
  • hackney carriage vehicle licence
  • private hire vehicle licence
  • private hire operator licence

Our licensing objectives are:

  • public safety
  • to promote a professional and responsible hackney carriage and private hire trade
  • access to efficient and effective transport for all
  • prevention of environmental impacts

For full details on how we make decisions on issuing licenses, read our hackney carriage and private hire licensing policy (pdf)