About The LPHCA

This is the site of The LPHCA, which started life representing Private Hire Car Companies and their drivers in London, The LPHCA now independently Grades and visits hundreds of Minicab, Taxi, Chauffeur and Executive Car Companies in The UK every year.
The assessment is carried out to a high quality controlled process and Companies are graded from 1 to 5 star, with special status 'caps' awards for companies able to demonstrate Executive and Chauffeur services.
Only Graded Companies can use our 'Safe in Our Hands' logo.

Aims and Objectives

The LPHCA seeks to promote and encourage Quality Minicab, Taxi, Chauffeur and Executive Car Companies in The UK to work together to provide the traveling public with a safe, reliable and high quality of service and customer care.
We seek to achieve our goals by working closely with operators, politicians, regulators and consumer associations. In addition we also seek ongoing dialogue with the traveling public and safety organisations such as The Suzy Lamplugh Trust.
Our work and campaigning led to the introduction of the PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES (LONDON) Act 1998 by Sir George Young MP.
The PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES (LONDON) ACT 1998 become law in July 1998 after a successful passage through the House of Lords.
The Act, which started life as a Private Members Bill, was introduced by Sir George Young and survived several concerted attempts to be defeated.
The new regulations, (for the Act), are administered by The Public Carriage Office (The PCO) on behalf of Transport for London TfL. (The PCO already administer regulations for London Taxis).
The LPHCA broadly welcomed the Act as an imaginative piece of legislation by which those who run minicab, executive and chauffeur services can be properly regulated and controlled in London.