A brand new research has discovered that Wolverhampton is town with the best fee of licensed taxis and personal rent automobiles in England and Wales.
Non-public rent specialist Zego analysed public information from the Division for Transport to find out the full variety of licensed taxis and personal rent automobiles (PHVs) per 1,000 individuals in every metropolis throughout England and Wales. These outcomes had been then ranked from highest to lowest to see which metropolis had essentially the most and least licensed taxis and PHVs per 1,000 individuals.
Wolverhampton ranked first within the research, with 85.3 licensed taxis and PHVs per 1,000 individuals. With a inhabitants of 263,700 residents, that is 580% greater than the proportion of licensed taxis and PHVs for town in second place. While there are 0.6 licensed taxis per 1,000 individuals in Wolverhampton, the full determine is essentially from licensed PHVs within the metropolis, with an enormous 84.7 licensed PHVs per 1,000 individuals.
Newcastle got here second with 12.4 licensed taxis and PHVs per 1,000 individuals. It recorded 10.5 licensed PHVs per 1,000 individuals, in comparison with 2 licensed taxis per 1,000 individuals.
Newport got here fourth with 8.1 licensed taxis and PHVs per 1,000 individuals. With a inhabitants of 159,600, it has 7.6 licensed PHVs per 1,000 individuals and 0.5 licensed taxis per 1,000 individuals. Newport was discovered to be the one metropolis in Wales to make the highest ten listing.
Bradford ranked fifth with 7.9 licensed taxis and PHVs per 1,000 individuals. It recorded 7.5 licensed PHVs per 1,000 individuals, in comparison with 0.4 licensed taxis per 1,000 individuals.
Different cities within the high ten embrace Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Leeds and Southampton.
A spokesperson for Zego commented:
“The outcomes reveal that there’s a a lot larger availability of PHVs within the overwhelming majority of cities in England and Wales, than equal taxis when accounting for every metropolis’s inhabitants.
“The distinction between personal rent automobiles and taxis is usually misunderstood howver, with many individuals assuming that the 2 phrases are interchangeable. In actuality, personal rent automobiles are pre-booked via a licensed operator or ride-hailing app, similar to Uber or Bolt, with fares agreed upfront. Taxis alternatively usually use metered pricing set by the native council and could be flagged down by the client.
High 20 cities in England and Wales ranked by proportion of licensed taxis and PHVs per 1,000 individuals:
| Rank | Metropolis | Inhabitants | Licensed taxis per 1,000 individuals | Licensed personal rent automobiles (PHVs) per 1,000 individuals | Complete licensed taxis and PHVs per 1,000 individuals |
| 1. | Wolverhampton | 263,700 | 0.6 | 84.7 | 85.3 |
| 2. | Newcastle upon Tyne | 300,200 | 2 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| 3. | London | 8,799,800 | 1.7 | 10.2 | 11.9 |
| 4. | Newport | 159,600 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 8.1 |
| 5. | Bradford | 546,400 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| 6. | Manchester | 552,000 | 2 | 5.2 | 7.2 |
| 7. | Liverpool | 486,100 | 2.9 | 4 | 6.9 |
| 8. | Preston | 147,900 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
| 9. | Leeds | 812,000 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 10. | Southampton | 249,000 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| 11. | Cardiff | 362,400 | 2 | 3.4 | 5.4 |
| 12. | Canterbury | 157,400 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
| 13. | Birmingham | 1,144,900 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| 14. | Oxford | 162,100 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 15. | Portsmouth | 208,100 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 16. | Stoke-on-Trent | 258,400 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| 17. | Nottingham | 323,700 | 0.8 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 18. | Sheffield | 556,500 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 19. | Exeter | 130,800 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 20. | Kingston upon Hull | 267,100 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
