Taxi ranks

Taxi rank There are about 500 taxi ranks in the London area. Their purpose is to provide the public with set locations where they can hire licensed taxis.

A rank is the only place where you can hire a taxi while it's stationary.

Ranks are located in places where people most need taxis, including mainline railway stations, hotels and major shopping areas.

Stations

Ranks can be found at the following London rail stations:

Kings Cross
Euston
St Pancras
Marylebone
Liverpool Street
Fenchurch Street
Waterloo
Charing Cross
London Bridge
Victoria and Paddington

Blackfriars and Cannon Street stations also provide a taxi service during the working week.

Hotels

Most major hotels in London have working ranks. They include:

The Dorchester
The Hilton
The Ritz
Le Meridian (Piccadilly)
Intercontinental (Park Lane)
Grosvenor House Hotel

Stores

Some major London stores also have ranks outside their premises, including:

Harrods
Selfridges
John Lewis
Marks & Spencer (Marble Arch)

Attractions

Ranks can be found several Underground stations and major tourist attractions. These include:

Sloane Square (in the central island)
South Kensington Underground station (Harrington Road)
V&A Museum (Cromwell Gardens)
Tower of London
Tate Gallery Britain (Millbank)
Tate Gallery Modern (private facility - serviced by taxis)

Shopping centres

Outside central London, major taxi ranks tend to be at railway stations and key shopping centres. For example:

Harrow
Richmond
Wimbledon
Sutton
East Croydon
Romford
Upminster
Uxbridge
Ealing Broadway
Woolwich
Bromley
Wembley Park
Lewisham
Stratford

The above are just a selection of ranks found in London. In order to provide the best service for passengers, we are constantly looking for new and better locations for ranks.

Download a complete list of Public Carriage Office appointed taxi ranks (349KB)