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If? We ever get new Taxi legislation, does anyone agree with me that the word "Hackney carriage" which defines a "horse and carriage", should be excluded in favour of the word Taxi?

If a Taxi is to be defined as a vehicle that can pick up passengers off the street, then how would a private hire vehicle be defined or should both types of hire use the same word?

Regards

JD

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In Scotland since 1982 the definitions are "taxi" or "private hire car".

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I always use to use the term hackney carriage, but come the advent of this internet lark it's easy to write taxi.

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IDFIMH

Maybe the definition of 'private hire' should be a taxi that can only pick up pre-booked.

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IDFIMH

in York they pick up anyway and nobody cares,if it saves deregulation the hackney trade seem happy enough with the situation.they only time they get upset is when it's quiet mid week but they don't mind on weekends when it's busy

How About "Public access Taxis" (or PAT'S for short) for Hailing or Rank use and which must Display an Illuminated TAXI roof sign......... and "Private Hire Taxis " (or PHT'S for Short) " for pre booked work only and which must only Display Bumper Plates..the rule of KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid) is always the best option.

Most definitely JD, Taxi is spoken, and recognised in every language.

PH could become known as sheit something everyone keeps away from

Uhh oh....Skippy has Delusions of superiority, the sad narrow minded thinking that if its not a Taxi its not worthy of a place on earth...what is it with Neanderthal thinkers like Skippy that fails to see there is need for Both Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles..both do similar jobs but from very much different positions...if we all applied his way of thinking that only one form of public road transportation should be allowed im sure Taxis would be dumped in favour of buses......How dare he call us PH guys Sheit.....hes the daft Sh*** brought about by his blinkered ability to see anything other than his own views...

At least you could tell them apart

True..one Smelling of Roo crap..the other a fragrance borne from a rose itself...

Don't know why you need a taxi anyway skippy since you keep on bragging about how busy you are with your phone work.

Can't work out why you keep on complaining about punters not going to the front car on the ranks then

A well made Point by FAE FIFE....and if the Bush Kangaroo is that busy how come he is in here mair than me..a humble Private hire lowlife that has runs shorter than Skippys taxi rank..or even His imagination...Boing, Boing, Boing.....oops..he hopped it!!