Hackney carriage and private hire policy from 1 September 2026

We're updating our hackney carriage and private hire taxi licensing policy to make travel safer, more accessible, and better for the environment. Read about the changes.

Changes to proving your right to work in the UK as a licence holder

From Wednesday 6 April 2022, some taxi or private hire licence holders will need to evidence their right to work in the UK using the Home Office online checking service and provide a code to the local authority as part of the application.

This is because employers will no longer be able to accept physical biometric cards.

This includes holders of:

  • Biometric Resident Permits (BRP)
  • Biometric Resident Cards (BRC)
  • Frontier Worker Permit (FWP)

If you hold one of the cards or permits listed, you can prove your right to work online.