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Private Hire in Hyde Park
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Martin Underwood writes If there is a demand for taxi journeys to/from the parks, or the park road is the most direct route between two points, that demand should be satisfied. In my mind, anywhere that a private car can go, a taxi should be allowed to go and to ply for trade. Taxis *are* allowed to use the royal parks. They can and *do* ply for hire in the royal parks. They received special dispensation to use the parks with the liveried taxis. I believe that the Public Carriage Office have raised the question of *licensed* Private Hire vehicles (minicabs) being prosecuted for using the parks so that the matter can be properly resolved one way or the other. In the case of taxis, they re supposed to use take the *shortest* route to their destination (unless the customer agrees to a different route). As taxis have meters any longer route will cost more. Minicabs do not have meters and many of them quote a fixed price for the job. There is a vast difference in the knowledge requirements between the two of course. This is reflected in the fact that taxis can use most (but not all) of the bus lanes, to encourage people to use them in preference to their cars. -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England |
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