Transport for London London Taxi and Private Hire Transport for London (TfL) appointed taxi rank Transport for London (TfL) appointed taxi ranks The purpose of this booklet is to provide details of TfL appointed taxi ranks. Taxi ranks on private property (e.g. stations, hotel forecourts, Heathrow and London City airport, etc.) are not included. Taxi ranks within the City of London are appointed and managed by the Corporation of London and are not under the jurisdiction of TfL. Suburban licence areas The map below shows the nine suburban taxi driver licence areas. Although Heathrow Airport is in the London Borough of Hillingdon only All London drivers are permitted to ply for hire at the airport and use the ranks there. 2 V3 Correct as of 12 September 2013 Transport for London (TfL) appointed taxi ranks The tables below show the codes used on suburban taxi driver licence area identifiers. Sectors Sector Boroughs Code Boroughs Code Enfield, Haringey, Waltham Forest S1 Enfield ED Croydon CN Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge S2 Haringey HY Sutton SN Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham S3 Waltham Forest WM Merton MN Bromley S4 Redbridge RE Kingston upon Thames KN Croydon S5 Newham NM Richmond upon RD Merton, Sutton S6 Barking & BG Hounslow HW Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon S7 Havering HG Ealing EG Ealing, Hillingdon S8 Lewisham LM Hillingdon HN Barnet, Brent, Harrow S9 Greenwich GH Brent BT Bexley BY Harrow HA Bromley BR Barnet BA Extension areas Extension Code Clapham, Balham and Tooting E1 Hackney E2 3 V3 Correct as of 12 September 2013 Transport for London (TfL) appointed taxi ranks Taxi ranks are provided for the purpose of obtaining hirings from the public and must not be used for parking. The exception to this is where there is a designated rest or refreshment rank. Drivers are permitted to leave their taxis on a rest rank for a maximum of 60 minutes and on a refreshment rank for a maximum of 45 minutes. All drivers using refreshment ranks must use the facilities of the refreshment shelter when it is open. All designated rest and refreshment ranks are listed in the table below: Name of rank Type of rank Maximum time on rank permitted Aldwych, WC2 Rest rank 60 minutes Arundel Street, WC2 Rest rank 60 minutes Eccleston Bridge, SW1 Rest rank 60 minutes Great Portland Street, W1 Rest rank 60 minutes Grosvenor Street, W1 Rest rank 60 minutes Hyde Park Street, W2 Rest rank 60 minutes Lancaster Gate, W2 Rest rank 60 minutes Marylebone Road, NW1 Rest rank 60 minutes Mathew Parker Street, SW1 Rest rank 60 minutes New Bond Street (Clifford Street), W1 Rest rank 60 minutes Praed Street, W2 Rest rank 60 minutes Russell Street, WC2 Rest rank 60 minutes Strand (St. Clement Danes), WC2 Rest rank 60 minutes Lincoln Inn Fields, WC2 Rest rank 60 minutes 4 V3 Correct as of 12 September 2013 Transport for London (TfL) appointed taxi ranks Name of rank Type of rank Maximum time on rank permitted Gillingham Street, SW1 Rest Rank 60 minutes Charing Cross Road Rest Rank 60 minutes Cadogan Place/Pont Street, SW1 Refreshment rank 45 minutes Embankment Place (for Northumberland Refreshment rank 45 minutes Avenue), WC2 Grosvenor Gardens, SW1 Refreshment rank 45 minutes Hanover Square, W1 Refreshment rank 45 minutes Kensington Road (Broadwalk), W8 Refreshment rank 45 minutes Kensington Park Road (Ladbroke Road), W11 Refreshment rank 45 minutes Lupus Street/St. George’s Square, SW1 Refreshment rank 45 minutes Russell Square, WC1 Refreshment rank 45 minutes Temple Place, WC2 Refreshment rank 45 minutes Thurloe Place, SW7 Refreshment rank 45 minutes Warwick Avenue, W9 Refreshment rank 45 minutes Wellington Place, NW8 Refreshment rank 45 minutes 5 V3 Correct as of 12 September 2013 Transport for London (TfL) appointed taxi ranks The taxi ranks that are marshalled at night are listed below: Taxi rank Marshalled hours Clarence Street (Oceana’s), Kingston Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 22:30 - 03:30 Charing Cross Road, Westminster Friday and Saturday, 22:00 - 03:00 Eastern Road, Romford Friday and Saturday, 22:30 - 03:30 High Street, Beckenham Friday and Saturday, 22:30 - 02:30 Market Square, Bromley Friday and Saturday, 22:00 - 03:00 Old Street (Hoxton Street), Hackney Friday and Saturday, 22:00 - 03:00 Widmore Road (Bibas), Bromley Friday and Saturday, 00:30 - 02:30 All taxi ranks have an allocated space for a certain amount of taxis. Once this space is filled taxis should not cause an obstruction by waiting on the highway to access the rank. TfL has appointed certain taxi ranks as ‘island ranks’ in some inner London boroughs that are close to the border of a suburban sector. These allow suburban drivers who are licensed for the suburban sector to use the rank, along with All London drivers. Suburban drivers using these ranks are not allowed to ply for hire on the street outside of the island rank as they will not be licensed to do so. All island ranks are listed in the ‘Notes’ section below, along with which suburban drivers are allowed to use the rank. 6 V3 Correct as of 12 September 2013 Transport for London (TfL) appointed taxi ranks Key: TLRN – Transport for London Route Network (the highway authority is Transport for London). Other ranks fall under the borough as the highway authority. Borough Location Spaces Hours of Operation Rank Notes No. Barking and Rainham Road South (Dagenham East Station), 1 5657 Dagenham Dagenham Barking and Station Parade/Wakering Road (Barking 17 5722 Dagenham Station), Barking Barnet North End Road (Golders Green Station), 7 5436 Golders Green Barnet Queens Road, Hendon 3 5071 TLRN Barnet Station Road (Edgware Station), Edgware 11 5645 Bexley Townley Road, Bexleyheath 2 4970 Brent Bridge Road/Brook Avenue/ Olympic Square 17 5583 (Wembley Park Station), Wembley Park Brent Engineers Way (Wembley Arena), Wembley 5 15 mins before to 30 5226 mins after the end of performances/events Brent Kingsbury Road (Kingsbury Station), Kingsbury 2 5196 Brent Station Crescent (Sudbury Town Station), 2 4431 Wembley Brent Station Parade (Willesden Green Station), 2 5503 Willesden Green Bromley East Street, Bromley 3 5328 Bromley High Street, Beckenham 2 18:00 - 06:00 5513 Marshalled Friday and Saturday 22:30 - 02:30 7 V3 Correct as of 12 September 2013 Transport for London (TfL) appointed taxi ranks Borough Location Spaces Hours of Operation Rank Notes No. Bromley High Street, Bromley (TK Max) 5 10:00 - 03:00 5529 Bromley High Street, Bromley 2 22:00 - 03:00 5542 Bromley High Street/Elmfield Park Road (Bromley South 32 5474 Station), Bromley Bromley High Street, Orpington, Kent 2 5678 Bromley Homefield Rise (Sainsbury’s), Orpington, Kent 2 4993 Bromley Market Square, Bromley 3 22:00 - 03:00 5517 Marshalled Friday & Saturday 22.00 - 03.00 Bromley Petts Wood Square (Petts Wood Station), 2 16:00 - 02:00 5475 Orpington, Kent Bromley Station Approach (Hayes Station), Kent 2 17:00 - 01:00 5531 Bromley Walters Yard (Sainsbury’s), Bromley 6 5105 Bromley Widmore Road (Bibas), Bromley 5 00:00 - 03:00 5061 Marshalled Friday and Saturday 00:30 - 02:30 Camden Bayley Street (My Hotel Bloomsbury) 2 4139 Camden Bedford Avenue (St. Giles Hotel) 2 5043 Camden Bedford Row, Holborn 3 4204 Camden Bedford Way (Royal National Hotel) 2 4616 Camden Camden High Street (Club Koko) 5 20:00 - 08:00 4835 TLRN Camden Camden High Street/Greenland Street 5 4312 TLRN Camden Canfield Gardens 1 5535 TLRN Camden Canfield Gardens (Waitrose) 6 5534 TLRN Camden Carey Street (Chancery Lane) 4 3528 Camden Cardington Street (Ibis Hotel) 2 4914 Camden Cardington Street (Thistle Euston Hotel) 2 4427 Camden Coram Street (Holiday Inn) 4 5545 Camden Drury Lane (New London Theatre) 3 20:30 - 06:30 5171 8 V3 Correct as of 12 September 2013 Transport for London (TfL) appointed taxi ranks Borough Location Spaces Hours of Operation Rank Notes No. Camden Grays Inn Road (ITN building) 2 5455 Camden Great Queen Street (Kingsway Hall Hotel) 3 5365 Camden Great Russell Street (British Museum) 2 5233 Camden Great Russell Street 3 5655 Camden Guilford Street (President Hotel) 3 4878 Camden Hampstead Road (Greater London House) 4 Not operational 5489 TLRN 16:00 - 19:00 Camden Hawley Crescent 3 Saturdays and 5300 Sundays only Camden High Holborn (Shaftesbury Theatre) 4 22:00 - 23:00 5516 Camden Holborn (Waterhouse Court) 2 Not operational 5620 07:00 - 10:00 Camden Kilburn High Road (London Marriott Hotel), 3 5262 Maida Vale Camden Kings Cross Bridge 2 5237 TLRN Camden Lincoln’s Inn Fields (north eastern side) 4 5676 Rest rank R0014 Camden Lincoln’s Inn Fields (east side) 3 4205 Camden Osnaburgh Terrance/Albany Street (The Melia 4 5405 TLRN White House) Camden Pancras Road (Kings Cross Station) 36 5708 Camden Queens Square (east side) 2 4203 Camden Russell Square (north west arm, south east 11 5701 Refreshment rank side) Camden Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead 10 5609 Camden Tavistock Square (Tavistock Hotel) 2 4557 Camden Tavistock Square (north side) 2 5449 Camden The Stables (Chalk Farm Road) 2 Monday to Friday 5772 18.00 – 04.00 Saturday and Sunday 09.30 – 04.00 Camden Tottenham Court Rd (Grafton Way/Sainsbury’s) 3 5433 9 V3 Correct as of 12 September 2013 Transport for London (TfL) appointed taxi ranks Borough Location Spaces Hours of Operation Rank Notes No. Camden Tottenham Court Road (Dominion Theatre) 4 5358 Camden Tottenham Court Road (Spearmint Rhinos ) 2 22:00 - 04:00 5638 Camden Tottenham Court Rd (Heals) 2 5399 Camden Woburn Place (Coram Street) 6 4054 Croydon Cherry Orchard Road (East Croydon Station), 16 5492 Croydon Croydon High Street, Croydon 10 5628 Croydon London