Welcome to the Blackpool Taxi Association (BTA) Website

The Blackpool Taxi Association (BTA) was formed in the 1950s (formerly BLTOA) to promote the hackney trade in Blackpool. We are the recognised trade body in Blackpool and we have occasional meetings with the Council on various matters.

Membership for year 2025/26 is reduced to £30

Call to Arms for Members:

Whats on the 2025 Agenda

Blackpool Council accountability and recognition of unlawful policies that have cost the trade thousands of pounds:

  • Adhoc vehicle inspection policy = Unlawful
  • Licensing Fee Accounting Procedures = Unlawful
  • Over 14 year old vehicle test policy = Unlawful

There has been no accountability or recognition – Why Not?

Restitution payments for unlawful fees and council costs from adhoc vehicle inspections and testing policy:

  • As Jan 2025, only 50 of the SARs submitted have been responded to, that small number shows substantial amounts are owed in restitution payments.

Licensing Fees Review:

It was confirmed in December 2024, the licensing department have been conducting a fee review for over 12 months. BTA legal team queried how that review was being conducted, who will confirm its legality, and can BTA legal team have sight on the final report.

The answers to those questions have raised concerns.  BTA need trade support to pursue these types of issues.

Vehicle Testing Dates on Compliance Certificates:

  • Right now, we a 12 months Compliance Cert with an expiry date on, the trade work to that date, vehicles can be inspected up to 28 days prior to expiry and the original anniversary date is maintained.  Standard practice and all understand how it works.
  • As of the 16 Feb 2025 the actual date a vehicle attends a Certificate of compliance inspection will be written on the certificate and be valid for 12 months. The vehicle inspection anniversary date will not be maintained on the certificate.
  • From the 16th Feb 2025 the Blackpool trade will have 3 dates to contend with, how can this be the way forward?
    1. Certificate of compliance date.
    2. MOT date.
    3. The date on the licensing departments system which will be different from the compliance certificate due to it maintaining the original inspection anniversary (apparently).

The certificate of compliance date will get further and further away from the date on the licensing departments system, within a few years it could be 6 weeks different, then we have the MOT date acting as the umbrella date to keep the trade legal with the insurance companies and police.

Unless BTA is informed differently by the council, the above is not an acceptable step forward.

The trade require one date to work off and thats on the certificate of compliance and standard throughout the country.

Advertising Contracts:

  • BTA are always looking to gain more advertising contracts for our members. These contracts are an excellent funding option for drivers.
  • Word of mouth is always the best option, if you hear of companies looking for advertising options, let the committee know.

Hackney Ranks:

This topic is an ongoing issue, illegal parking, out of town cabs using the ranks, and the removal of ranks due to council good ideas.

The BTA Committee need trade support to represent and deliver forward thinking outcomes for the trade – Join Now 

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Representing the taxi trade in Blackpool

BLTOA is not a ‘taxi company’, we are an association of Hackney Taxi Operators. A large majority of a members are what’s known in Blackpool as ‘street cabs’. We operate a mixed fleet with the majority being wheel chair accessible vehicles (6 and 7 seaters) and some hackney saloon (4 seater) vehicles. We do not represent private hire drivers.

We are not a political organisation. We exist only to promote the taxi trade in Blackpool. But we will not hesitate to make comments about issues which we feel need to be aired. We regularly provide feedback to the Council on issues effecting the taxi trade and assist the council in their operating capacity & effectiveness.

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