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Roland Perry · April 18th 17, 07:38 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 18:02:15
on Mon, 17 Apr 2017, remarked:

That's a niche case, really. Recognition of a private hire vehicle
has become moot, because almost everyone will be informed in some way
of the registration number of their allocated vehicle prior to its
arrival. Only if you telephone for one using a landline would this
not occur, which is heading dangerously towards the proverbial goats
these days.

In Cambridge there are other issues, like admission to restricted city
centre areas. So probably not an issue in East Cambs.

The City cab trade never fails to point out there are more out-of-area
vehicles than City ones on the streets. I'm not sure whether that's not
merely an artefact of Panther (fleet ~500) being based at a cheaper site
near Waterbeach, just outside the City limits.

Of course, despite being north of the City, that's in South Cambs!

East Cambs doesn't start until the A10 crosses the Great Ouse, north
[yes, I know!] of Chittering.
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Roland Perry