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LEVC TX vs TXE resale value: what your black cab is worth in 2026
The LEVC TX and TXE share a silhouette, a turning circle and a London Conditions of Fitness lineage, but their resale stories are now wildly different. The diesel TX, last built in 2017, has aged into a working tool with a clear ceiling on its second-hand value. The TXE, on the road since 2018 in range-extender form, is still the only purpose-built taxi that complies with the latest Ultra Low Emission Zone rules without a charge. If you are weighing up when to sell, or simply curious what your plate is worth in 2026, this guide walks through the numbers, the drivetrain differences and the trims that move the needle.
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Selling your black cab after retirement: the cleanest exit
Hanging up the badge after twenty, thirty or forty years on the road is not a small thing. The cab has paid the mortgage, the school fees and probably more than a few unplanned dentist bills. When the decision is finally made, the last thing anyone wants is a fortnight of admin to close it down properly. This guide walks through every step of selling a black cab after retirement, in the order it needs doing, so the exit is clean and the money actually lands in your account rather than disappearing into avoidable mistakes.
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Documents you need to sell a taxi in the UK (the actual checklist)
Selling a taxi is mostly a paperwork exercise dressed up as a car sale. The cab itself does the talking on price, but the documents decide whether the deal closes today, drags on for a fortnight, or quietly falls apart at the worst possible moment. We buy taxis, PHVs and black cabs every working day at SellYourCab.co.uk, and roughly nine in ten delays we see come down to one missing or mismatched bit of paper. This guide is the checklist we wish every driver had taped inside the glovebox before they rang us on 0207 8717 671. Bring the lot and you can be paid, deplated and on the train home the same afternoon. Miss one item and we can usually still buy the cab, but the offer takes a small dent, and nobody enjoys that conversation.
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Selling a PCO car with outstanding finance: a plain-English walkthrough
Most PCO drivers we speak to have finance on the car. That is the trade, Toyota Access on a Prius, HP on a Skoda Octavia, a PCP on a Mercedes E-Class, and there is nothing unusual or embarrassing about it. What is unusual is how rarely anyone explains, in plain English, what actually happens to that finance when you sell. Our /finance-settlement page covers the basics. This guide goes deeper: worked examples in both directions, exactly how to get a settlement quote from the big UK lenders, what the Consumer Credit Act 1974 actually entitles you to, when voluntary termination beats selling, and the pitfalls that catch out even experienced cabbies. Read it once and you will know more than 90% of forecourts, and roughly the same as the better brokers. Then ring 0207 8717 671 and we will do the heavy lifting.
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