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New application for a Hackney Carriage/ Private Hire Drivers Licence

You must be over 21 years of age and have held a full DVLA drivers licence for a minimum of 12 months.

Picture of Taxis at a Taxi RankAll new applicants must now pass a driving assessment and complete a taxi driver’s course. Please contact us on 0161 342 4262 option 3 to register for the taxi driver’s course.  Below is information that you will need in order to apply for a taxi driver’s badge within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside. We do not hold any further information regarding this.

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Application Process

Below is information that you will need in order to apply for a taxi driver’s badge within Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.
 
You must contact one of the verified agents below in order to arrange a driving assessment test. Please note we do not hold any further information regarding this.
 

 

Name

Phone Number

Website

TFGM – Taxi Driver Assessment (Drive Safe)

0300 123 1518

https://tfgm.com/drivesafe/taxi-driver-assessment

Mitchells Driving School

0161 367 8929
07989 443 556

https://www.taxidrivingtest.co.uk/

Defensive Driver Training

 

www.mytaxitest.co.uk

IAM RoadSmart

 

https://www.iamroadsmart.com/campaign-pages/business-campaigns/tameside-taxi-assessment


 Once you have completed the above steps, you are able to apply for a Private Hire/Hackney Carriage Driver Licence. Please ring our office on 0161 342 4262 option 3 to request an application pack.

Please be aware that the application process can take some time, as part of the process a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be undertaken and those checks can, in some cases, take months to complete.

We look forward to receiving your application.

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