You will need this authorisation if you intend to provide a taxi service. Providing a taxi service means transporting a passenger in a taxi for a fare. A taxi is a vehicle that is authorised to stand at a rank for passengers or to ply for hire on the street.
Providing a taxi service includes both driving the taxi and facilitating the provision of taxi services. Facilitation of taxi services includes:
- co-ordination of the provision of taxi services
- provision, co-ordination or monitoring of security facilities for taxis
- setting of fares for taxi services
- co-ordination or provision of safety management systems or taxi services.
