Information for taxi drivers

Taxi services in New South Wales

Transport for NSW is responsible for regulating the taxi industry in NSW, including:

• Issuing taxi driver authorities, taxi operator accreditations and taxi vehicle licences
• Authorising the operation of taxi networks
• Enforcing taxi vehicle and taxi meter standards.

Taxi fares and variable tolling

Variable tolls apply to taxi journeys on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Harbour Tunnel. The toll which applies at the time of the crossing is added to the fare paid by the passenger. This applies to southbound and northbound journeys. Variable tolls on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Harbour Tunnel began on 27 January 2009.

Information for taxi drivers

Can be found at the following links:

• Applying for a taxi driver authority
• Taxi licence releases
• Renewing a driver authority
• Replacing a driver authority
• Driver responsibilities
• Driver training and knowledge test
  • Sydney Knowledge and Regulation Test - A Guide for Taxi Drivers 178KB
• Use of mobile phones
• Taxi network standards
• Secure taxi ranks
• MyRecords log in
• NSW Industrial Relations - industrial relations publication on the taxi industry
• NSW Taxi Council