How do I go about buying a hackney plate or licence for glasgow so that I can then go buy my own hackney cab?

Question

basically I want to invest in buying a glasgow black cab so I can then let the cab onto drivers. From the limited info I know I think the process involves buying a plate from an existing taxi.

Answer 1

Check out this link for more information -

http://www.glasgowtaxis.co.uk/news.php?a...

And good luck too!

Answer 2

You need to find a taxi driver or company that is willing to sell you a taxi with the plate, the plate, I believe is only for the one particular cab. Once you own the taxi and plate, you can transfer the plate to another cab. I am not sure about the situation in Glasgow regarding taxi's, you could always get in touch with the council and find out if they have filled their allocation of cabs.

Do your homework first. a plate will cost more than the cab and a new cab is £27k.