Liverpool issues 548 taxi rank parking fines in one month amid enforcement drive
- Perry Richardson
- 7 hours ago
- 1 min read
Liverpool City Council issued 548 Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) on hackney carriage ranks during May as part of an enforcement campaign involving its licensing and parking services teams.
The figure was disclosed by the council’s Licensing team in a social media update, which stated that 548 PCNs were issued on hackney carriage ranks between 1 and 31 May with support from colleagues in Parking Services.
The enforcement activity highlights the scale of ongoing issues around vehicles illegally stopping or parking on designated taxi ranks across the city. Taxi representatives have long argued that misuse of ranks by private motorists can reduce access for licensed hackney carriage drivers and inconvenience passengers seeking immediate transport.
Hackney carriage ranks are reserved for licensed taxis and form part of the public transport network, particularly in busy city-centre locations, transport hubs and nighttime economy areas. Vehicles parked illegally on these ranks can restrict taxi availability and create operational challenges for drivers.
The latest figures suggest parking enforcement officers carried out regular patrols of taxi rank locations throughout the month. While the council did not provide a breakdown of where the penalties were issued, the total equates to an average of almost 18 PCNs being issued every day during May.
The disclosure comes as local authorities across the UK continue to increase enforcement activity around taxi and private hire operations, with councils placing greater focus on maintaining access to transport infrastructure like taxi ranks.
