The owner of a hackney carriage or private hire vehicle must report an accident within 72 hours of it taking place, if the vehicle is damaged and that damage affects:
- the safety, performance and/or appearance of the licensed vehicle; or
- the comfort and/or convenience of persons carried.
It's an offence to fail to report an accident to us within this time period; we may take enforcement action if this is the case.
Reporting an accident
When you report an accident you'll need to:
- tell us details of:
- the vehicle owner and vehicle driver (if these are not the same).
- the vehicle itself, its plate number and a description of the damage caused.
- what happened.
- upload a copy of the motor insurance certificate for that vehicle.
- tell us if the vehicle's off the road or still being driven. If it's still being driven it must have been checked to make sure it's still safe to use as a taxi by one of our approved garages (see below).
If your taxi is off the road and you intend to make use of an accident replacement vehicle, you'll need to contact us online to ask about licensing a replacement vehicle.
List of our approved garages
Approved garages that carry out MOT testing are below.
Garage | Address | Phone number |
ATS Euromaster Barnsley Centre | Huddersfield Road, Barnsley, S75 1AH | 01226 281888 |
Barnsley Commercial Sales Ltd | 137 Wakefield Road, Barnsley, S71 1ND | 01226 391400 |
Carlton MOT Centre | Unit 5, Wharncliffe Industrial Estate, Carlton Road, Barnsley, S71 3HX | 01226 724700 |
Cecil Penney Ltd | Sheffield Road Garage, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6HF | 01226 763102 01226 370346 |
Central Garage | Brocklehurst Avenue, Kendray, Barnsley, S70 3AL | 01226 281161 |
DM Auto | Unit C1 Grove Park, Springvale Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7BF | 01226 710245 |
Dootson Motors Ltd | Barnsley Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8UU | 01226 711152 |
Hunningley MOT Centre | Hunningley Lane, Barnsley, S70 3DT | 01226 296633 |
G-Tech MOT Centre | Langdale Road, Barnsley, S71 1AQ | 01226 733427 |
Perrys Group Ltd | Claycliffe Road, Barugh Green, S75 1LR | 01226 776100 |
Ron Daley Motorcycles Ltd | Doncaster Road, Barnsley, S70 1TL | 01226 203377 |
Roys Autos | 55a Blacker Road, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6GS | 01226 387141 |
Trend Motor Services Ltd | Rimmington Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8DQ | 01226 340216 |
Wyatt Auto Repairs | Unit 18/19 Mitchells Industrial Estate, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8HR | 01226 752830 |