Taxi dispatch software Scotland

Scotland's dispatch market spans three structurally different cities. Edinburgh is shaped by Festival Fringe — 4.4 million additional ride-takers across a single August month — and the Old Town's permit-vehicle-only zones. Glasgow has the largest Scottish fleet (1,420 vehicles), the GLA airport pre-booked-only rank regime, and Hackney plus PHV under split council licensing. Aberdeen runs the most distinctive UK dispatch market — North Sea oil-and-gas helicopter-feeder demand at ABZ, 14-day FIFO worker rotations, and energy-sector corporate accounts (BP, Shell, Equinor, TotalEnergies). Each city council licenses independently under the broader Civic Government (Scotland) Act framework.

Regulator overviewCity of Edinburgh Council, Glasgow City Council, and Aberdeen City Council each licence Hackney and PHV under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 framework, with quarterly returns and inspection cycles per council.