Harlow Council has announced a support package for the town’s licensed hackney carriage trade, including grants, a period of free licensing and investment in taxi infrastructure.
The package was announced on 7 September 2026 and is intended to support drivers through disruption linked to the town-centre regeneration programme.
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The council said new and upgraded taxi ranks are planned across Harlow. This includes a dedicated principal black-cab rank at the new bus station.
The measures apply to hackney carriage drivers licensed by Harlow Council. The authority has linked the package to its wider town-centre rebuilding plans.
Details of the grants, the length of the free licensing period and the timetable for the planned rank works were not set out in the announcement.
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