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Greater Manchester's taxi and private hire minimum licensing standards are designed to make services safer, more customer focused, with high environmental and accessibility standards.

The standards intend to give peace of mind to every customer that the vehicle, driver and operator have been checked to a high standard.

Following a consultation, the Greater Manchester Minimum Licensing Standards were approved by Bury Council on 24th November 2021.

These standards are reflected in the requirements and conditions for the following licences:

  • private hire driver's licence
  • Hackney Carriage or private hire vehicle licence
  • private hire operator licence.

You can visit the Greater Manchester taxi standards website for the latest information about the:

  • minimum licensing standards
  • Greater Manchester clean air plan
  • taxi and private hire electric charging points.