According to United Kingdom Law, Private Hire Vehicles and Taxi’s are not required to carry Child/Baby Seats and may travel in said vehicles.
However where possible we will try to accommodate and provide Child/Baby Seats upon request for a charge of £10 per seat.
Information taken from https://www.gov.uk/child-car-seats-the-rules/when-a-child-can-travel-without-a-car-seat
A child aged 3 or older can travel in a back seat without a child car seat and without a seat belt if the vehicle doesn’t have one.
In most cases, children under 3 must always be in a child car seat.
The rules are different if:
If the driver doesn’t provide the correct child car seat, children can travel without one – but only if they travel on a rear seat:
Minibus or coach drivers and companies don’t have to provide child car seats. You must provide your own if you want to make sure a child has one.
Children can travel without a child car seat or seat belt, if they’re not available.
All children must travel in rear seats (any seats behind the driver) if a child car seat or an adult seat belt isn’t fitted.
Children aged 3 or older must:
The rules for vans are the same as for cars.
If the correct child car seat isn’t available, a child aged 3 or older can use an adult seat belt if the journey is all of the following:
You can’t take children under 3 on an unexpected journey in a vehicle without the correct child car seat, unless both of the following apply: