Taxi Driver Online

Most people who subscribe to this site already know the forms of legislation that apply to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire trade in general. However for anyone visiting this site for the first time who is unsure of the legislation here is a timely reminder of what effects "you".

Scottish legislation is in the form of the Civic Government Scotland ACT 1982. There are some limited amendments to these acts by way of the 1985 Transport act and the 1995 DDA.
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Definitions from Halsbury's laws.

In England and Wales exclusive of the metropolitan police district and the City of London the principal statute relating to hackney carriages is the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 which provides for the licensing and regulation of hackney carriages (sometimes referred to in modern legislation as 'taxis') and their drivers.

The law relating to hackney carriages is modified by the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 in those areas in which that Act applies. The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 also provides for the licensing and regulation in such areas of private hire vehicles, their drivers and operators.

In the metropolitan police district and the City of London a separate set of statutes applies to hackney carriages, and the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 provides for the licensing of private hire vehicles. There are in addition certain statutory provisions which apply to taxis in all parts of England and Wales.

1 As to the metropolitan police district see the London Government Act 1963 s 76 (as amended); and POLICE vol 36(1) (Reissue) paras 202, 313–314. The combined area of the metropolitan police district, the City of London, the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple is the same as the administrative area called Greater London: see ss 2(1), 76(1) (as amended). See further LONDON GOVERNMENT.

2 Ie the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 ss 37–68 (as amended): see para 1055 et seq post.

3 For the meaning of 'hackney carriage' see para 1055 post.

4 See eg the Transport Act 1980 s 64(1) (see para 1094 post), the Transport Act 1985 s 13(3) (see para 1116 post), and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 s 32(5) (see DISCRIMINATION vol 13 (Reissue) para 520).

5 Ie the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Pt II (ss 45–80) (as amended): see para 1054 et seq post.

6 See para 1054 post.

7 Ie the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Pt II (as amended).

8 See para 1068 et seq post.

9 See paras 1098–1115 post.

10 See paras 1120–1150 post.

11 See paras 1116–1119 post.