Manchester is one of the major cities in the UK. It is the main city in the North West of England. For most of the last two hundred years it was the largest city in Lancashire, but is now the centre of its own metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which has a population of over 2.5 million.
If you want to drive a Hackney Carriage vehicle (sometimes known as a black cab or taxi) in Manchester, you must hold a Hackney Carriage Driver's Licence issued by Manchester City Council. Taxis are considerably cheaper than in London. As a general rule, you should be able to get anywhere you need to go within the city for £5.00 - £10.00. You may only flag down the black cabs (London-style Hackney carriages). There are a number of taxi ranks within the city centre, that are staffed by security/logistical staff during busy periods. These ranks are serviced only by 'black cabs'.
There are currently around 2000 licensed taxis operating in the Greater Manchester area and as there is a 10 year age limit in force on hackney taxi vehicles you will often find older taxis for sale or cabs for sale in the 'Buy a Taxi' section of the website. Manchester based London-style taxis are often advertised for sale on the Taxi-Mart website.
Purpose built taxis - LTI Fairway Driver taxis, LTI TX1, TX2 & TX4 and Mercedes Vito taxis can be found listed for sale. If you are a Manchester taxi driver and have a taxi for sale you can advertise it on Taxi-Mart.co.uk.