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Neil Williams · October 5th 15, 11:43 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 2015-10-05 21:17:42 +0000, said:

Doesn't seem to cause problems in Cambridge. Both the Hackney Carriage and
Hire Car fleets are mixed and telephone-booked business is mixed between
both fleets because all hire cars use meters set to the same tariff as the
hackneys.

So is there no competition between the private hire firms on price?
Interesting. There are some "dual purpose" taxis in Milton Keynes, but
the rate used depends on whether you've pre-booked (private hire) or
not (hackney). I can't remember if the meter is used in the private
hire case with a different rate, though there are places where it is.

The above is closer to Germany etc - there are just taxis which you can
either hail or pre-book - no distinction.

Neil
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