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 |