THE SIXPENNY TAXI
IN USE IN LONDON A PUBLIC UTILITY Taxi-hire is strictly regulated in London. The old days of the smartlooking hansom cab and the portly four-wheeler are gon£ for ever—likewise the uncertain charge, varying with the generosity or the wealth of the hirer. Long since the taxi has replaced 1 hesc historic vehicles and will doubtless be more prevalent than ever owing to the recent reduction of the tare brougit about by regulation of the L..C.C. The legal charge for a London taxi ride of two-thirds of a mile for two people is a modest 6d—that coin which the Scotsman newly arriving in the Metropolis so lavishly expends. The rule came into operation on May 1 and is expected to make taxi-riding a utility rather than a luxury. The experience on the Continent of Europe where taxi-riding has been made quite inexpensive, is that the lowering of the rates attracts a new range of customers and makes the calling of the taxi-man more profitable than before. Should this not turn out to be the case with the London taiti-men they have the option of applying for redress to the London County Council, the licensing authority. In Manchester the rate is three times as much. In Auckland, it Is—well. . . .
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 53, 25 May 1927, Page 10
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210THE SIXPENNY TAXI Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 53, 25 May 1927, Page 10
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