To become a Private Hire Driver with our Company you will need to obtain a taxi driver licence issued by Warrington Borough Council. In order to attain a taxi badge you will need to complete the following application requirements:
Yes, you must be over 18 years of age.
It does not matter if you do not yet have a taxi badge. The right candidates will receive full dedicated training and support with course materials to aim for a first time pass to obtain the taxi badge.
You need to have held a full driving licence for 12 months. Anyone with a EC/EEA driver licence can apply; however the licence must be replaced with a full UK DVLA licence before your taxi badge will be issued.
Warrington Taxi Licensing will not accept any other DBS. Every candidate will require an enhanced DBS check which will be completed by a Warrington Borough Council Licensing Officer.
You are not required to have your own vehicle. We will supply you with a licensed vehicle to carry out pre-booked private hire journeys provided by us.
You are not required to obtain your own insurance as the vehicle will be covered by our Company fleet policy for our drivers to carry out pre-booked private hire journeys supplied by our Company.
The Company will pay for the fuel to carry out any pre-booked private hire journeys supplied by our Company.
Payment is made upon submission of an invoice. Invoices, submission procedure and payment terms will be discussed in the first initial meeting period with those who are successful.
In most cases full-time drivers will take a vehicle home depending on where they live; the nature of their commute to and from work will be discussed in the initial meeting.
All costs for maintenance, repair and service is taken care of by our Company; however, it is the responsibility of every individual driver to pre-check and ensure the vehicle, including its tyres and bulbs, is roadworthy. This will be further discussed on commencement of your journey with us should you be a successful candidate.
Each individual has a different ability and different circumstances. (We have had candidates obtain a badge within four weeks from the beginning of the initial application process and we have had some candidates who have other commitments take up to twelve weeks.)
Your badge is owned by Warrington Borough Council and is only available for use by you. It is therefore your personal cost. Potential candidates can discuss this further in the initial meeting if successful.
Warrington Borough Council Licensing Team will only accept a Group 2 Medical form from your own GP or Occupational Health Department of the 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust, Hollins Park.
Yes and we will provide you with the relevant link to the Council’s nominated test provider.
We will provide you with the relevant course material and timescales to complete them. Once all modules are covered we will commence revision and advise you when to book the test.
Potential service providing drivers will be guaranteed work which will be determined by individual circumstances and dependent upon performance and reliability which will be monitored on an ongoing basis.