Private Hire Software · Edinburgh
Private Hire Software for Edinburgh
Private hire (PHV) dispatch software for Edinburgh: licensing-aware, cloud, and mobile-first.
Private hire is a compliance business as much as a transport one. Miss a driver's licence expiry or fail to show who dispatched a job, and it isn't a bad review — it's your operator licence on the line at the next audit.
Private Hire Software in Edinburgh runs on TaxiDex — cloud dispatch software built for taxi, limo and private-hire fleets, and priced per active driver.
14 days
Migration protocol
From £7
Per active driver / mo
99.9%
Uptime target
Direct
Founder support
The state of private hire software in Edinburgh
Why private hire software looks nothing like it did five years ago
Private hire is the fastest-growing licensed transport segment — and the most heavily policed. In England alone, more than 260 separate licensing authorities each set their own standards, drivers must hold enhanced background checks that are re-verified on a rolling basis (every six months via the update service), and enforcement increasingly targets out-of-area operating and lapsed licences. A single expired badge, insurance certificate or missing dispatch record is not just a fine — it is a threat to the operator licence the entire business runs on. Software that tracks every driver and vehicle document to its expiry date and logs exactly who dispatched what, and when, turns compliance from a standing liability into a system that protects the licence.
Separate licensing authorities in England
How often enhanced DBS checks are re-verified
YoY growth in licensed PHVs (England)
Industry data, 2024–2026 — US/UK government transport statistics, regulator filings and market research.
On the ground in Edinburgh
What the public record says about Edinburgh
Numbers worth knowing before you size a fleet or a shift pattern here. These come from public registers rather than from us, so you can check them yourself.
active companies registered for taxi operation (SIC 49320) — the competitor set you are actually bidding against
Source: UK Companies House. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
The hard parts
What actually makes private hire software hard — and how TaxiDex handles it
An expired driver or vehicle licence slips through and puts your operator licence at risk.
Document and licence expiry tracking flags every renewal well before it lapses.
Regulators expect a record of exactly who dispatched what, and when.
Every operator and dispatcher action is logged with a timestamped audit trail.
Account customers want credit terms and statements, not a card charge per ride.
Account/credit billing issues periodic statements and handles B2B customers cleanly.
Enforcement increasingly targets out-of-area operating and 'licence shopping' across the 260+ separate authorities.
Every driver, vehicle and licensing area is on record with an audit trail, so you can prove compliant operation on demand.
Rolling six-monthly DBS re-checks and insurance renewals are easy to let lapse.
Credential tracking flags every re-verification and expiry before it lapses — not after a spot check finds it.
Built for Edinburgh
Private Hire Software that fits how Edinburgh operates
Running a fleet in Edinburgh has its own rules. TaxiDex is cloud private hire software tuned for the local market — not a generic tool bolted on.
Local market
What to know about private hire software in Edinburgh
The market realities that shape how a Edinburgh fleet should set up dispatch, pricing and compliance.
The City of Edinburgh Council licenses PHV and taxi drivers and plates on its own terms, so licence and plate tracking has to fit local rules.
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) plus the summer Fringe festival create major surge periods that need planned capacity and reliable dispatch.
Account and corporate demand is steady and rewards clean invoicing.
Regulator / licensing: City of Edinburgh Council PHV/taxi licensing. TaxiDex tracks the driver and vehicle documents it requires and alerts you before any expire.
What you get
Everything a Edinburgh private hire software needs
GBP billing + local payments
Charge in GBP with the rails Edinburgh riders expect — Stripe, Apple Pay, Google Pay, cash.
Airport-ready dispatch
Flight-tracked pickups for Edinburgh Airport (EDI), with terminal-aware fares and meet-and-greet.
Licensing-aware
Built around Edinburgh's regime — City of Edinburgh Council PHV/taxi licensing — with driver/vehicle document tracking and expiry alerts.
Cloud, live in 14 days
No on-prem server. Private Hire Software for Edinburgh deploys in the cloud with your own branded passenger app plus the TaxiDex driver app.
Private Hire Software
Core private hire software capabilities
FAQ
Private Hire Software in Edinburgh — questions
Does TaxiDex private hire software work for fleets in Edinburgh?
Yes. TaxiDex is cloud private hire software used by Edinburgh fleets. It handles GBP pricing, Stripe, Apple Pay, Google Pay payments, and flight-tracked transfers to Edinburgh Airport (EDI). Switching follows a published 14-day migration protocol.
Which airports does it support in Edinburgh?
TaxiDex tracks flights and manages terminal pickups for Edinburgh Airport (EDI), including delay handling, meet-and-greet and fixed zone fares.
What payment methods can Edinburgh riders use?
TaxiDex supports Stripe, Apple Pay, Google Pay, cash, with card-on-file, in-app payment and cash reconciliation — all settled in GBP.
Is it compliant with Edinburgh licensing?
TaxiDex is built to fit City of Edinburgh Council PHV/taxi licensing: it tracks driver and vehicle licences and their expiry, records operator/dispatcher actions, and keeps an audit trail for regulators.
How do I switch my Edinburgh fleet to TaxiDex safely?
We migrate your drivers, vehicles, customer accounts and live bookings from your current system (Autocab, iCabbi, Cordic or spreadsheets), run both in parallel during a 14-day proof-of-concept, then cut over. Pricing is a simple per-driver rate (from £7/driver a month) — under the rates commonly quoted for Autocab, iCabbi and Cordic at every tier, and 20% or more under them from Professional upwards, with a low one-time setup.
Switching
Moving off Autocab, iCabbi, Cordic — or a pile of spreadsheets
Most Edinburghoperators aren't starting from zero — they're locked into a legacy dispatch system with steep per-driver fees, heavy setup charges, an on-prem server to babysit, and a contract that makes leaving feel risky. TaxiDex is built for the switch: it's cloud (no server), priced per driver and under Autocab, iCabbi and Cordic at every tier — by 20% or more from Professional upwards, with no trip overage and no lock-in — and we run your old system and TaxiDex side by side during a 14-day proof-of-concept — so you cut over only once it's proven on your real jobs.
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Run private hire software in Edinburgh on TaxiDex
Book a 30-minute demo — we'll map a migration plan for your Edinburgh fleet and get you live in 14 days.