Services
Taxis and minicabs (Private Hire Cars)
The Council's Licensing Team administers the scheme for the licensing of taxis and private hire cars and their drivers. All taxis and private hire cars operating within West Lothian require to hold a West Lothian taxi or private hire car licence.
Drivers of taxis or private hire cars must hold either a taxi drivers licence (allows the holder to drive a taxi or private hire car) or a private hire car drivers licence (allows the holder to drive private hire cars only).
Further infomation can be obtained from the Licensing Team on 01506 281632 or by e-mail.
Downloadable documents
- Advertising on Hire Cars (PDF, 8kb)
- Application for a Taxi/Private Hire Car Driver Licence (PDF, 231)
- Application for CCTV (PDF, 231kb)
- Application for Change of Address (PDF, 52kb)
- Application for Duplicate Licence/Identity Badge/Change of Details (PDF, 32kb)
- Application for Replacement Taxi/Private Hire Car Licence Business (PDF, 141kb)
- Application for Replacement Taxi/Private Hire Car Licence Individual (PDF, 141kb)
- Application for Taxi/Private Hire Car Licence Business (PDF, 173kb)
- Application for Taxi/Private Hire Car Licence Individual (PDF, 165kb)
- Applicationforchangeofregistration (PDF, 15kb)
- Current Fare Table (PDF, 18 Kb)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Hire Car Scheme (PDF, 10kb)
- Hire Car Fees (PDF, 12kb)
- Newsletter June 2010 (PDF, 433kb)
- Note of Suitable Vehicles for Private Hire Cars (PDF, 7kb)
- Note on Suitable Taxi Vehicles (PDF, 8kb)
- Public Notice - Changes to The Type of Hire Cars for use in West Lothian (PDF, 14 Kb)
- Survey Results - Taxi and Private Hire Car Customer Survey 12/8/2008 (PDF, 1053 Kb)