Every market has its own operator licence — TfL PHV in London, PCO in Manchester, TCP in California, TLC in NYC, WMATC in DC. Timelines vary from 2 weeks (small councils) to 6 months (NYC TLC). Start the licence application before buying vehicles because insurance often requires the licence number.
Commercial hire-and-reward insurance is the largest recurring cost after driver wages: $5,000–$15,000 per vehicle per year depending on market and driver age. Vehicles: used Toyota Prius / Ford Mondeo / Mercedes E-class in good condition run $10,000–$40,000. Lease-to-own from a licensed fleet supplier is often faster than buying outright.
The $399 + $10/month web booker gets you a booking website, driver app and dispatch console in 5–10 business days — enough to run 1–15 vehicles. Move up to the $8,500 enterprise plan when you cross 15 vehicles or need white-label apps on your own store listings.
Two shifts (day/night) per vehicle = 6–10 drivers for a 3–5 vehicle launch fleet. Pay competitive percentage split (typically 60/40 driver/operator) and daily payouts via Stripe Connect. Driver churn is the highest silent cost in taxi businesses — good software with on-time payouts and fair auto-assign is the largest single retention lever.
First 6 months: $500–$2,000/month split across Google Ads (local search), Facebook Ads (retargeting) and local partnerships (hotels, restaurants). SEO on the booking website is a 6–12 month payoff — start early.
Every operator, from a single chauffeur to a 500-vehicle fleet, gets the same promise: zero per-trip commission, no per-driver fees.
Launch fast
From $399 setup · from $10/month
Ideal for 1–10 vehicle operators who need professional bookings live within 24 hours.
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From $8,500 one-time
For operators running 10 to 500+ vehicles who want branded apps and source-code ownership.
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Taxi Web Design is a white-label how to start a taxi business with dispatch software used by 250+ operators across the US, EU, Canada and the UAE. One flat Enterprise plan from $8,500 delivers a fully branded passenger app, driver app, dispatcher console and online booking website — with hourly charter, garage-to-garage billing, FBO airport meet-and-greet, corporate house accounts, GNet-style farm-in/farm-out and configurable PHV booking records baked in. There is no per-trip commission, no per-driver seat fee, and Enterprise includes source code ownership. Website launch and mobile-app deployment have separate timelines. Read the feature detail below or book a demo to see it live on your own fleet.