A public hire vehicle is a taxi cab that is licensed for use as a hackney carriage to pick up passengers when flagged down. These cabs must carry public hire taxi insurance and must be licensed by the local licensing department in order to carry passengers for hire. London Black Cabs are an example that [...]
Hackney cabs are private hire vehicles that are used to pick up passengers on the street or in taxi ranks. A driver of a hackney cab must have a public hire driver’s license and carry hackney taxi insurance. While taxi insurance can be costly, it is required before operating a taxi service and to drive [...]
The black cab that travels the streets of Britain is an icon that anyone would immediately recognize. Rarely is there a photograph or a movie scene involving a busy UK street that doesn’t feature a black cab moving through it. If you are a driver of a black cab, your taxi is more than a symbol; it’s [...]
