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Transport for Ireland’s Taxi Campaign

See Transport for Ireland’s latest campaign in line with the easing of Government restrictions and the reopening of society.   Reconnecting with Nights Out Reconnecting with Taxi Glam

SPSV Information Line Telephone Number Change – effective from 01/10/2021

All 0761 numbers are being withdrawn by the Commission for Communications Regulation at the end of this year.  As a result, the new SPSV Information Line number, 0818 06 4000, will come into effect on 1 October 2021.   If you use the previous 0761 number to contact the SPSV Information Line on or after...

eSPSV21 closes as all €15m funding allocated

The eSPSV Grant Scheme 2021 is now closed and no further applications will be considered. The Department of Transport has advised that arising from the success of the Scheme and the exhaustion of its €15m funding allocation, the eSPSV Grant Scheme has now closed.   NTA will continue to administer all applications already received.  ...

SPSV Industry & Consumer Surveys

A confidential telephone survey of SPSV drivers nationwide is currently underway. This survey, which is the fourth in a series of industry surveys which commenced in September 2020, aims to establish how services have changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and covers areas such as current demand, operational expenses and insurance, together with...

Approved –Small Public Service Vehicle (Emergency Measure COVID-19) (Maximum Permissible Age) Regulations 2021

No taxi or hackney will have to leave the fleet because of age in 2022, all other licensing conditions being met, following the approval of the signing of this COVID-19 Emergency Measure by the NTA Board today. Provisions are already in place for 2021. These emergency regulations permit a one year extension to the final...

Microfinance Ireland backs ‘Electric’ Taxis

Microfinance Ireland has today, 9 September 2021, announced that loan finance up to €25,000 is now available to support the Electric SPSV (eSPSV) Grant Scheme 2021. The eSPSV Grant Scheme supports the uptake of electric vehicles in the Small Public Service Vehicles (SPSVs) sector (taxis, hackneys, and limousines). However, due to COVID-19, many SPSV owners...

Motor Tax Refund Scheme for SPSV

The Motor Tax Refund Scheme for small public service vehicles (SPSV) opens today, 1 September 2021. This Scheme provides further financial support to the SPSV industry during this Covid-19 pandemic. Vehicle licence holders can apply to NTA for a refund of €95 for Motor Tax paid on a licenced SPSV from 1st September 2021 to...

SPSV NCT Fee Waiver

The NCT Initial Test Fee Waiver Scheme for small public service vehicles (SPSV) opens today, 1 September 2021. Current SPSVs presented for the NCT will receive this test for free between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022. Further information about the SPSV NCT Fee Waiver Scheme can be found here.

Taxi Accessibility Survey – Extension to 30/09/2021

Further to requests received from some Disability User Groups the deadline for completion of our Accessibility Survey has now been extended until Thursday, 30 September 2021. The survey asks for experiences, opinions and advice on the demand for and accessibility levels of taxi, hackney and limousine services nationwide. The information obtained through this survey is crucial...