Private hire operators

Anyone who makes provisions for the invitation or acceptance of bookings for a private hire journey is regarded as an operator and must hold an operators licence unless they are covered by exemption within the Local Government - Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1976 - which relates to fleets of public service vehicles, and vehicles used exclusively for funerals, weddings and hospital cars.

 

Any individual group or company, which offers or advertises the services of a vehicle with less than 9 passenger seats with a driver for hire and reward, is an operator.