In 2017, there were 20,581 small public service vehicles licensed to operate in the state. More than half (51.9%) of these were based in Dublin.
Wheelchair accessible taxis and hackneys represented 7.6% (1,555) of the total small public service vehicles in 2017. This is an increase of 24.0% on the number of the same vehicle type in 2016.
In 2017, more than one fifth (22.6%) of all small public service vehicles were 10 years and older while 7.6% were less than two years old.
For long labels below use to display on multiple lines | Distribution of small public service vehicles by age, 2017 |
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<2 years | 7.6 |
2<4 years | 12.1 |
4<6 years | 17.8 |
6<8 years | 23.3 |
8<10 years | 16.6 |
10 years and over | 22.6 |
Table 10.1 Number of small public service vehicles by type, 2011-2017 | |||||||
Year | Hackney | Limousine | Taxi | Wheelchair accessible taxi | Wheelchair accessible hackney | Local area hackney | Total |
2011 | 3,241 | 1,204 | 18,101 | 1,227 | 4 | * | 23,777 |
2012 | 2,866 | 1,257 | 17,750 | 1,077 | 14 | * | 22,964 |
2013 | 2,532 | 1,316 | 17,137 | 898 | 18 | * | 21,901 |
2014 | 2,281 | 1,437 | 16,899 | 889 | 35 | 6 | 21,547 |
2015 | 2,081 | 1,571 | 16,460 | 969 | 51 | 14 | 21,146 |
2016 | 1,838 | 1,741 | 15,961 | 1,185 | 69 | 10 | 20,804 |
2017 | 1,631 | 1,894 | 15,490 | 1,471 | 84 | 11 | 20,581 |
Source: National Transport Authority | |||||||
* Not available |
Table 10.2 Age profile of small public service vehicle fleet by type, 2017 | ||||||
Number | ||||||
Age | Hackney | Limousine | Taxi | Wheelchair accessible taxi | Wheelchair accessible hackney | Total |
Under 1 year | 51 | 127 | 342 | 108 | 9 | 637 |
1 to < 2 years | 81 | 132 | 590 | 121 | 11 | 935 |
2 to < 3 years | 67 | 116 | 769 | 90 | 8 | 1,050 |
3 to < 4 years | 123 | 101 | 1,087 | 110 | 13 | 1,434 |
4 to < 5 years | 108 | 125 | 1,153 | 94 | 4 | 1,484 |
5 to < 6 years | 172 | 123 | 1,685 | 201 | 8 | 2,189 |
6 to < 7 years | 187 | 90 | 1,827 | 225 | 13 | 2,342 |
7 to < 8 years | 175 | 81 | 2,099 | 83 | 6 | 2,444 |
8 to < 9 years | 146 | 60 | 1,402 | 35 | 4 | 1,647 |
9 to < 10 years | 175 | 173 | 1,364 | 59 | 2 | 1,773 |
10 years and over | 357 | 766 | 3,172 | 345 | 6 | 4,646 |
Total | 1,642 | 1,894 | 15,490 | 1,471 | 84 | 20,581 |
Source: National Transport Authority |
Table 10.3 Number of small public service vehicles by type and county of licensing, 2017 | |||||||
Number and rate | |||||||
County | Hackney | Limousine | Taxi | Wheelchair accessible taxi | Wheelchair accessible hackney | Total | % of national SPSV fleet |
Carlow | 16 | 6 | 88 | 14 | 0 | 124 | 0.6 |
Cavan | 39 | 5 | 73 | 18 | 1 | 136 | 0.7 |
Clare | 83 | 90 | 154 | 8 | 7 | 342 | 1.7 |
Cork | 290 | 188 | 1,203 | 89 | 10 | 1,780 | 8.6 |
Donegal | 143 | 36 | 145 | 17 | 16 | 357 | 1.7 |
Dublin | 38 | 492 | 9,369 | 787 | 2 | 10,688 | 51.9 |
Galway | 107 | 119 | 562 | 104 | 4 | 896 | 4.4 |
Kerry | 89 | 162 | 196 | 18 | 465 | 2.3 | |
Kildare | 86 | 97 | 552 | 75 | 4 | 814 | 4.0 |
Kilkenny | 22 | 11 | 131 | 23 | 2 | 189 | 0.9 |
Laois | 26 | 16 | 143 | 26 | 5 | 216 | 1.0 |
Leitrim | 20 | 5 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 65 | 0.3 |
Limerick | 59 | 118 | 419 | 28 | 2 | 626 | 3.0 |
Longford | 21 | 5 | 50 | 6 | 82 | 0.4 | |
Louth | 34 | 67 | 414 | 39 | 1 | 555 | 2.7 |
Mayo | 87 | 55 | 123 | 13 | 2 | 280 | 1.4 |
Meath | 44 | 95 | 885 | 64 | 3 | 1,091 | 5.3 |
Monaghan | 42 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 0.4 |
Offaly | 60 | 16 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 150 | 0.7 |
Roscommon | 51 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 114 | 0.6 |
Sligo | 12 | 25 | 116 | 11 | 3 | 167 | 0.8 |
Tipperary | 126 | 66 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 232 | 1.1 |
Waterford | 23 | 51 | 169 | 19 | 2 | 264 | 1.3 |
Westmeath | 17 | 19 | 200 | 32 | 268 | 1.3 | |
Wexford | 63 | 50 | 115 | 18 | 4 | 250 | 1.2 |
Wicklow | 44 | 71 | 212 | 21 | 1 | 349 | 1.7 |
Total | 1,642 | 1,894 | 15,490 | 1,471 | 84 | 20,581 | 100.0 |
Source: National Transport Authority |
Table 10.4 Number of small public service vehicles by type and main make, 2017 | ||||||
Make | Hackney | Limousine | Taxi | Wheelchair accessible taxi | Wheelchair accessible hackney | Total |
Audi | 21 | 59 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 191 |
Bentley | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
BMW | 11 | 168 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 249 |
Chevrolet | 2 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
Chrysler | 4 | 132 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
Citroen | 9 | 2 | 124 | 39 | 0 | 174 |
Dacia | 6 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
Daimler | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Fiat | 13 | 6 | 36 | 88 | 5 | 148 |
Ford | 331 | 62 | 1,560 | 251 | 27 | 2,231 |
Honda | 3 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
Hyundai | 34 | 11 | 394 | 0 | 0 | 439 |
Jaguar | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Jeep | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Kia | 25 | 2 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 243 |
Land Rover | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Lexus | 2 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Lincoln | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Maserati | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Mazda | 8 | 1 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
Mercedes-Benz | 71 | 1,066 | 475 | 17 | 0 | 1,629 |
Mitsubishi | 5 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
Nissan | 40 | 0 | 258 | 106 | 5 | 409 |
Opel | 28 | 3 | 251 | 25 | 5 | 312 |
Peugeot | 36 | 2 | 148 | 579 | 18 | 783 |
Renault | 47 | 5 | 788 | 46 | 5 | 891 |
Rolls-Royce | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Seat | 17 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Skoda | 246 | 42 | 3,298 | 0 | 0 | 3,586 |
Ssangyong | 6 | 4 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
Toyota | 393 | 5 | 5,751 | 73 | 3 | 6,225 |
Vauxhall | 19 | 1 | 185 | 5 | 1 | 211 |
Volkswagen | 257 | 102 | 1,023 | 242 | 15 | 1,639 |
Volvo | 5 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Other makes | 2 | 74 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Total | 1,642 | 1,894 | 15,490 | 1,471 | 84 | 20,581 |
Source: National Transport Authority |
Table 10.5 Number of small public service vehicles by county and age of vehicle, 2017 | |||||||
County | Age (years) | Total | |||||
Under 3 | 3 ˂ 5 | 5 < 7 | 7 < 9 | 9 < 10 | 10 and over | ||
Carlow | 26 | 13 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 124 |
Cavan | 17 | 20 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 30 | 136 |
Clare | 43 | 49 | 55 | 67 | 37 | 91 | 342 |
Cork | 275 | 267 | 380 | 295 | 143 | 420 | 1,780 |
Donegal | 46 | 55 | 90 | 72 | 21 | 73 | 357 |
Dublin | 1,284 | 1,534 | 2,434 | 2,214 | 898 | 2,324 | 10,688 |
Galway | 88 | 125 | 187 | 201 | 78 | 217 | 896 |
Kerry | 115 | 77 | 81 | 58 | 41 | 93 | 465 |
Kildare | 97 | 110 | 182 | 178 | 73 | 174 | 814 |
Kilkenny | 49 | 28 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 33 | 189 |
Laois | 28 | 28 | 60 | 54 | 20 | 26 | 216 |
Leitrim | 6 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 65 |
Limerick | 72 | 65 | 126 | 136 | 67 | 160 | 626 |
Longford | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 82 |
Louth | 49 | 72 | 126 | 121 | 44 | 143 | 555 |
Mayo | 29 | 42 | 58 | 43 | 24 | 84 | 280 |
Meath | 143 | 167 | 264 | 208 | 91 | 218 | 1,091 |
Monaghan | 7 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 81 |
Offaly | 13 | 15 | 28 | 30 | 21 | 43 | 150 |
Roscommon | 20 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 114 |
Sligo | 26 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 45 | 167 |
Tipperary | 30 | 23 | 44 | 48 | 21 | 66 | 232 |
Waterford | 33 | 35 | 50 | 56 | 27 | 63 | 264 |
Westmeath | 31 | 28 | 64 | 56 | 24 | 65 | 268 |
Wexford | 28 | 45 | 47 | 38 | 26 | 66 | 250 |
Wicklow | 54 | 47 | 61 | 47 | 36 | 104 | 349 |
Total | 2,622 | 2,918 | 4,531 | 4,091 | 1,773 | 4,646 | 20,581 |
Source: National Transport Authority |
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