Where are the Taxi ranks?
There are taxi ranks at most major railway stations, Digbeth coach station and around the New Street, Corporation Street and Broad Street areas in the city centre. Taxis can be called by telephone to any location, though (see above). Are they easy to hail down? You can hail any taxi (Hackney Carriage) provided it has its orange TAXI light on, over the windscreen. Private hire cars (sometimes incorrectly called Mini Cabs) cannot be hailed. If you hail one and are picked up, its illegal and youre not insured. Can I hail a private hire car? No. Only Hackney Carriages, (London style taxis, usually black) can be hailed in the street in Birmingham.
