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British car for hire
A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab, black cab, hack or taxi) is a carriage or car for hire. A symbol of London and Britain, the black taxi
Hackney_carriage
United Kingdom legislation
driver knowledge. A hackney, or hackney carriage, (also called a cab, black cab, hack, or taxi) is a carriage or car for hire. A hackney of a more expensive
Taxis_of_London
Livery company of the City of London
Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers is one of the 113 livery companies of the City of London. Its members are professional hackney carriage drivers, including
Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers
Worshipful_Company_of_Hackney_Carriage_Drivers
Transportation in form of taxicabs in the United Kingdom
Kingdom, and are regulated by local authorities. In the UK, the name hackney carriage today refers to a taxicab licensed by the TfL Taxi and Private Hire
Taxis_of_the_United_Kingdom
Light horse-drawn vehicle
France in the eighteenth century and quickly replaced the heavier hackney carriage as the vehicle for hire of choice in Paris and London. The word cabriolet
Cabriolet_(carriage)
Motor vehicle
The LEVC TX (previously known as the TX5) is a purpose-built hackney carriage manufactured by the British commercial vehicle maker London EV Company (LEVC)
LEVC_TX
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Hackney Carriage Act 1831 (1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 22) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to hackney carriages
London Hackney Carriage Act 1831
London_Hackney_Carriage_Act_1831
Horse-drawn cab used especially in India
gharry or palkigari is a four-wheel horse-drawn carriage of India used as a hackney carriage (carriage for public hire). It has been spelled gharri, gari
Gharry
Motor vehicle
The TX4 is a purpose-built taxicab (hackney carriage) manufactured and produced by The London Taxi Company from 2007 to 2017. In 2013, The London Taxi
TX4
Type of horse-drawn carriage
Lord Brougham. In time, second-hand clarences came to be used as hackney carriages, earning the nickname growler from the sound they made on London's
Clarence_(carriage)
Type of vehicle for hire with a driver
payment differ from country to country. The main forms of taxi are: Hackney carriages, also known as public hire, hailed or street taxis, licensed for hailing
Taxi
Topics referred to by the same term
breed of horse Hackney pony, a pony breed Hackney carriage, taxicabs in London and elsewhere popularly known as 'black cabs' Hackney, a type of taxicab
Hackney
Motor vehicle model used as a London taxi
The Austin FX4 is a hackney carriage that was produced from 1958 until 1997. It was sold by Austin from 1958 until 1982, when Carbodies, who had been producing
Austin_FX4
Vehicle providing transport for a fee
okadas, boda bodas, sedan services, limousines, party buses, carriages (including hackney carriages, fiacres, and caleches), pet taxis, water taxis, and air
Vehicle_for_hire
1896 British early electric vehicle
first electric hackney carriage (black cab) in London. Developed by Walter Bersey and promoted by Harry Lawson and his Great Horseless Carriage Company, the
Bersey_Electric_Cab
Motor vehicle
Group Taxicabs of the United Kingdom Hackney carriage Wikimedia Commons has media related to Austin FX3. Public Carriage Office archives Austin FX3 brochure
Austin_FX3
Motor vehicle
The LTI TX1 is a Hackney carriage (London "Black cab") introduced by London Taxis International in 1997 and designed to replace the ageing Austin FX4.
TX1
Breed of horse
ideal for carriage driving. They are an elegant high stepping breed of carriage horse that is popular for showing in harness events. Hackneys possess good
Hackney_horse
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Hackney Carriages Act 1815 (55 Geo. 3. c. 159) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended the law related to hackney carriages.
Hackney_Carriages_Act_1815
Motor vehicle
The LTI TXII is a hackney carriage (London hail taxi) manufactured by LTI from 2002 to 2006. It is the second model following the modernisation and redesign
TXII
Trade association in the City of London
post-graduate qualifications in some medical specialities, and the Hackney Carriage Drivers' Company comprises licensed taxi drivers who have passed the
Livery_company
Vehicle pulled by one or more horses
four-wheeled coach for hire. Hackney carriage: A carriage for hire, especially in London. Herdic: An American type of horse-drawn carriage, used as a taxi and
Horse-drawn_vehicle
Horse-drawn four-wheeled carriage
A fiacre is a form of hackney coach, a horse-drawn four-wheeled carriage for hire. In Vienna such cabs are called Fiaker. The earliest use of the word
Fiacre_(carriage)
set out the requirements for vehicles that may be used as licensed Hackney carriage taxi cabs in London. They are what makes London's taxis unique in the
Conditions_of_Fitness
Human-powered wheelless vehicle for the transport of persons
for a carriage. However, in Great Britain, in the early 19th century, the public sedan chair began to fall out of use due to the rise of the hackney carriage
Litter_(vehicle)
English legal obligation to accept clients
usual rates. The rule derives its name from the tradition by which a hackney carriage driver at the head of a queue of taxicabs is obliged to take the first
Cab-rank_rule
Advertising device on a mobile vehicle
strict laws against mobile advertisements. According to the London Hackney Carriage Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 33) and section 9 of the Metropolitan Streets
Mobile_billboard
London borough in United Kingdom
documented "hackney coach"—the forerunner of the more generic "hackney carriage"—operated in London in 1621. Current opinion is that the name "hackney", to refer
London_Borough_of_Hackney
Topics referred to by the same term
motorcycle with a sidecar attached Hack, an illegal taxicab operation Hackney carriage, a London cab also known as a hack Station hack or squadron hack, a
Hack
Covered carriage
March 1873 – via Google Books. Toms, David (23 October 2018). "The Hackney Carriage in Cork: Vehicle of a Victorian Irish City 1854–1902". Irish Economic
Jingle_(carriage)
2011 single by Nicole Scherzinger
Scherzinger as she experiences the emotions of the song. Scenes include a hackney carriage journey, self-realisation, scornful glances in the mirror, and wandering
Don't_Hold_Your_Breath
1895 painting by George William Joy
afford their own vehicle or to hire a hackney carriage. The typical London omnibus was an enclosed and glazed carriage with four wheels, drawn by one or two
The_Bayswater_Omnibus
Horse-drawn vehicle for hire
been adapted for film and television six times. Cabmen's Shelter Fund Hackney carriage § Horse-drawn era Driving (horse) – Use of horses to pull vehicles
Hansom_cab
Area of Hackney, London, England
Hackney Central is a sub-district of Hackney in the London Borough of Hackney in London, England and is four miles (6.4 km) northeast of Charing Cross
Hackney_Central
Motor vehicle
Hackney carriage TX4. Eco City's taxi trading firm said at that time, it was selling four of the £35,000 Vito vehicles for every Hackney TX4 carriage
Mercedes-Benz_taxi
Form of advertising
considered illegal and is a punishable offence. According to the London Hackney Carriage Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 33) and section 9 of the Metropolitan Streets
Sandwich_board
Boston (Massachusetts)'s Police Department issues Hackney Carriage (Taxi) Licenses. The BPD Hackney Carriage Unit handles the regulation of the city's 1,825
Taxis_of_the_United_States
Type of vehicle for hire with a driver
pre-booked basis. These cabs are contrasted with public-hire taxicabs or hackney carriages, hailed or street taxis, licensed to ply streets and for hailing throughout
Livery_cab
The word "hack" (a British term for a horse-drawn cab) is short for hackney carriage. The horse-drawn kid hack is considered to be the precursor to the
Kid_hack
Motor vehicle
presented in December 2013, is a purpose-built electrically powered hackney carriage manufactured by Ecotive, a subsidiary of Kamkorp. The vehicle is designed
Ecotive_Metrocab
Generally horse-drawn means of transport
carriage is a two- or four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for passengers. Coaches are a special category within carriages; they are enclosed carriages with
Carriage
Breed of horse
The Hackney pony is a breed of pony closely related to the Hackney horse. Originally bred to pull carriages, they are used today primarily as show ponies
Hackney_pony
"Hackney carriages" ("black cabs"; but they may be any colour) can be hailed in the street or hired from a taxicab rank. The term "Hackney carriage" can
Taxis_by_country
Motor vehicle
commonly referred to as the Renault Taxi de la Marne or Marne Taxi is a hackney carriage automobile manufactured by the French automaker Renault from 1905 to
Renault_Taxi_de_la_Marne
English composer, conductor, author and teacher (1913 – 1999)
anonymous, because they are mostly used uncredited. Examples include Hackney Carriage (memorably used by Oliver Stone in his 1995 film Nixon), Toboggan Ride
King_Palmer
Point from which distances from London are measured
Use Scope Hackney carriage (colloquially London cab/taxi) licensing and The Knowledge The London Hackney Carriage Act 1831 and other Acts set the radius
Charing_Cross
interests, the Northern Counties Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Hackney Carriage Employees and Horsemen in General. While it initially had only 400
Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers
Amalgamated_Association_of_Tramway_and_Vehicle_Workers
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Hackney Carriages, Metropolis Act 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 79) regulated and set up a licensing system for hackney carriages in London, namely the Office
Hackney Carriages, Metropolis Act 1838
Hackney_Carriages,_Metropolis_Act_1838
Seaside resort in East Sussex, England
motor cab was licensed in 1908, but horse-drawn carriages persisted until after 1925. Hackney carriages are now licensed by the city council are coloured
Hove
1979 British TV film by Bob Brooks
Knowledge", the training and testing required to become a driver of a hackney carriage. They initially pitched the idea to Euston Films as a feature-length
The_Knowledge_(film)
London private hire taxi company
"unfair discrimination". Griffin also secured a judicial review against Hackney Carriage legislation saying it was archaic. John Griffin said the firm would
Addison_Lee
Motor vehicle
v t e London Hackney Carriage Taxicabs Historical Hackney carriage Hansom cab (1834–) Conditions of Fitness compliant models (1906–) Austin LTI LEVC Austin
Austin_London_Taxicab
the world". London taxi/black cab/Hackney carriage: Inimitable and timeless taxi design. Only licensed hackney carriages can pick up passengers on the street
National_symbols_of_England
Ride-sharing company
Gett-Branded Black Cab (Hackney Carriage) in Gillingham, Kent, England.
Gett
Street in the St. James's district of Westminster, London
stables from the Waterloo and Whitehall Railway company and built the Hackney Carriage and Detective Department in 1874. The building was the first dedicated
Great_Scotland_Yard
Motor vehicle
engineered by CEVT, a Geely subsidiary in Gothenburg, Sweden. The LEVC TX Hackney carriage was launched in 2017, as a plug-in hybrid range-extender electric vehicle
LEVC_VN5
Four wheeled open carriage
A phaeton is a sporty open carriage popular in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Drawn by one or two horses, a phaeton typically features
Phaeton_(carriage)
2 May 2020. "Royal Charter and By Laws - The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers" (PDF). 31 October 2014. "Livery Halls, by dining capacity"
List of mottos and halls of the livery companies
List_of_mottos_and_halls_of_the_livery_companies
English cab driver, Jack the Ripper suspect
of vans should be offered safety straps. In 1888, John Netley was a Hackney carriage driver in London. In 1976, author Stephen Knight accused Netley of
John_Netley
2,178 (diesel) 1948 1958 London Taxicab FX4 The classic Black cab (Hackney carriage) All steel body made by Carbodies on a chassis supplied by Austin in
List_of_Austin_motor_vehicles
Boarding public transport by signalling to the driver
and ride is used primarily in bus transport. The act of requesting a hackney carriage to stop is also termed 'hailing'. In bus transport, sections of a route
Hail_and_ride
One of the predecessors of HM Revenue and Customs (1643–1909)
known as 'sweet'. Hackney carriages had first been licensed by the Commissioners for the Streets and Wayes (in 1664), then by the Hackney Coach Office (from
HM_Excise
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
parties to take place. The act is also used to regulate the local hackney carriage, taxi and private-hire trade in many areas. It deals with a range of
Town_Police_Clauses_Act_1847
Taking an unattended object without checking if it is genuinely abandoned
required: Lamb's Case (1694) 2 East, P. C. (London, 1803) 664 (driver of hackney carriage keeping articles and cases left behind by passengers) Wynne's Case
Theft_by_finding
Automotive engineer and inventor (c. 1848–1929)
out the requirements for vehicles that were to be used as licensed Hackney carriage taxi cabs in London. Beaumont's listing in the Motoring Annual and
William_Worby_Beaumont
Irish company
The company owns a 2007–Mercedes-Benz S-Class taxi, with Mullingar hackney carriage licence MG99 purchased on a yearly basis from Westmeath County Council
Tillingdale
High-capacity public transport
from that era were also fitted with forced-air ventilation systems in carriage ceiling units for passenger comfort. Early rapid transit rolling stock
Rapid_transit
Motor vehicle
and the bodywork was constructed from fibreglass. It was the first Hackney carriage model to have disc brakes as standard (from 1992), it also had a seven-passenger
MCW_Metrocab
Armenian businessman
passenger compartment re-modelled as the rear part of a horse-drawn Hackney carriage, and despite their somewhat bizarre appearance, one of the vehicles
Nubar_Gulbenkian
History of railways in Great Britain between 1830 and 1922
Charing Cross, Waterloo or Victoria and then made their own way via hackney carriage or on foot into the centre, thereby increasing congestion in the city
History of rail transport in Great Britain 1830–1922
History_of_rail_transport_in_Great_Britain_1830–1922
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
the words "or metropolitan stage carriage". Sections 45 and 46. The Schedule. 16 & 17 Vict. c. 33 London Hackney Carriage Act 1853 In section 2, the words
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976
Statute_Law_(Repeals)_Act_1976
Topics referred to by the same term
by Charles Dickens Noddy, a small, usually two-wheeled, one-horse hackney carriage formerly used in Ireland and Scotland Noddy bike, nickname for the
Noddy
English writer
fake and he was turned away. Having sent off his carriage, he was obliged to wait at the Hackney carriage stand. The Prince, unwittingly involved in Hook's
Theodore_Hook
Type of route in a public transport system
Demand-responsive transport Microtransit Paratransit Dollar van Dolmuş Hackney carriage Jeepney Limousine Motorcycle taxi Marshrutka Nanny van Personal rapid
Circle_route
Auto body style with its roof extended rearward
hacks" because they worked around train depots as hacks (short for hackney carriage, as taxicabs were then known). They also came to be known as "carryalls"
Station_wagon
Type of narrative work centered around an object's use over time
contemporary readers of a roman à clef. They also use objects such as hackney-carriages and bank-notes to interrogate what it meant to live in an increasingly
Novel_of_circulation
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
1813. The whole act. 1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 22 London Hackney Carriage Act 1831 The London Hackney Carriage Act 1831. Section 37. Sections 43 to 45. Sections
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973
Statute_Law_(Repeals)_Act_1973
Historic luxury hotel in London, England
required to drive on the right. This is said to date from the days of the hackney carriage when a cab driver would reach his arm out of the driver's door window
Savoy_Hotel
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Section fifty-one. 1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 22 London Hackney Carriage Act 1831 The London Hackney Carriage Act, 1831. Section seventy-three. 1 & 2 Will. 4
Public Authorities Protection Act 1893
Public_Authorities_Protection_Act_1893
Type of fast watercraft and the name of the technology it uses
Demand-responsive transport Microtransit Paratransit Dollar van Dolmuş Hackney carriage Jeepney Limousine Motorcycle taxi Marshrutka Nanny van Personal rapid
Hydrofoil
Capital of England and the United Kingdom
and Newcastle and Edinburgh. The Austin Motor Company began making hackney carriages (London taxis) in 1929; the black cabs have become part of the city's
London
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
Continuance of Laws, etc. Act 1742 Customs Law Repeal Act 1825 London Hackney Carriage Act 1831 Stamp Duties on Newspapers Act 1836 Duties on Paper Act 1839
Stamp_Act_1712
Fund to run shelters for cab drivers in London
in 1875 to run shelters for the drivers of hansom cabs and later hackney carriages (taxicabs). By law, cab drivers could not leave the cab stand while
Cabmen's_Shelter_Fund
Topics referred to by the same term
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 - a digital camera TX5 (taxi) - a taxicab (hackney carriage) manufactured by The London Taxi Company (Also a name-tag code that
TX5
English footballer (born 1967)
In August 2007, he completed The Knowledge and qualified to drive a Hackney carriage. In 2008, he ran the London Marathon in aid of the charity Children
Steve_Potts_(footballer)
Spatial analysis tools for geographic networks
Demand-responsive transport Microtransit Paratransit Dollar van Dolmuş Hackney carriage Jeepney Limousine Motorcycle taxi Marshrutka Nanny van Personal rapid
Transport_network_analysis
influential Armenian businessman G M Shircore introduced the tikka gari or hackney-carriage to Dhaka, better known locally as ghorar gari or tomtom. These vehicles
Transport_in_Dhaka
Painting by William Maw Egley
afford their own vehicle or to hire a hackney carriage. The typical London omnibus was an enclosed and glazed carriage with four wheels, drawn by one or two
Omnibus_Life_in_London
mentioned, and for renewing the Registry of Carts and Carriages. (Repealed by London Hackney Carriage Act 1831 (1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 22)) City of London Sewerage
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1771
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1771
Frankfurter – Frankfurt, Germany Gordian knot – Gordium, Turkey Hackney carriage – Hackney, London Hamburger – Hamburg, Germany Harris tweed – Harris, Outer
List of inventions named after places
List_of_inventions_named_after_places
Church in London, England
Information Technologists (incorporated 1992), the Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers (incorporated 2004), the Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers
St_Bartholomew-the-Great
Public transport route linking two suburbs of a city
Demand-responsive transport Microtransit Paratransit Dollar van Dolmuş Hackney carriage Jeepney Limousine Motorcycle taxi Marshrutka Nanny van Personal rapid
Cross-city_route
Insignia or color patterns of taxicabs
on each side. In another sense of livery, the Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers became a City of London livery company in 2004. Three-wheeled
Taxi_livery
Season of television series
in the world is the best. The contenders for this "test" are: the Hackney carriage from Britain, a Volkswagen Beetle taxi from Mexico, the Ford Crown
Top_Gear_series_20
Large four-wheeled closed carriage
Coaches are horse-drawn carriages which are large, enclosed, four-wheeled, pulled by two or more horses, and controlled by a coachman or postilion (riders)
Coach_(carriage)
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1856–1913)
42. "Company awards: The Hitch Award". The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved
Frederick_Hitch
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
such last-mentioned Purpose" was repealed by section 1 of the London Hackney Carriage Act 1831 (55 Geo. 3. c. 159), which came into force on 5 January 1832
Bankrupts,_etc._Act_1763
Demand-responsive transport Microtransit Paratransit Dollar van Dolmuş Hackney carriage Jeepney Limousine Motorcycle taxi Marshrutka Nanny van Personal rapid
Finnish models of public transport
Finnish_models_of_public_transport
Tram-train system developed in Germany
Demand-responsive transport Microtransit Paratransit Dollar van Dolmuş Hackney carriage Jeepney Limousine Motorcycle taxi Marshrutka Nanny van Personal rapid
Karlsruhe_model
Singaporean plant breeder
followed by Simon (5 December 1867), served as Deputy Registrar of the Hackney Carriages Department.[citation needed] Josephine, Agnes Joaquim's grandniece
Agnes_Joaquim
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