We are seeking data on all taxis and private hire vehicles your council has licenced, specifically:
a) Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM/Registration Plate) e.g. EX54PDU
b) Vehicle description e.g. Toyota Prius
c) The dates the vehicle was licenced from and to, e.g. Start of licence: 01/01/2020 - End of licence: 05/10/2021
d) Name of the council the vehicle was licenced to.
This should relate to both those licences that are valid currently and all that have expired and remain within your historical records.
Format
We would like to receive an electronic copy of these records, ideally provided as an Excel spreadsheet, although other electronic formats are acceptable.
**Please find attached a lists of all licensed Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles with the following information:-**
**Vehicle description e.g. Toyota Prius**
**The dates the vehicle was licenced from and to, e.g. Start of licence: 01/01/2020 - End of licence: 05/10/2021**
**Name of the council the vehicle was licenced to.**
**Vehicle Registration Numbers are not being supplied after applying section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (personal data) following the ICO decision on the 8 March 2019**
**Vehicle Registration Numbers are exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (personal data) following the ICO decision Reference, FS50793373, link below:**
**https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/decision-notices/2019/2614512/fs50793373.pdf**
**There is currently no means of extracting details of historically licensed vehicles automatically. Each individual file will need to be examined. Therefore this part of the request is refused under s12 (1) Freedom of Information Act 2000, since the cost of complying would exceed the appropriate limit set out in the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004.**