(British, formal) , an officially licensed taxi, a motorized vehicle for public hire.
(British, formal) , an officially licensed taxi, a motorized vehicle for public hire.
It is clear the Tory party is on an ideological crusade against my industry. Its interference in London’s recent private hire review shows just how far the government will go to deregulate the UK hackney carriage trade.
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(chiefly, _, UK) , (historical) a carriage pulled by a hackney horse or a motorized vehicle available for public hire.
(London) a black cab, a taxi that is only hailed from the street.
(British) , an unlicensed taxi.
A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
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(British, chiefly, _, historical) A horse-drawn carriage for public hire.
It is clear the Tory party is on an ideological crusade against my industry. Its interference in London’s recent private hire review shows just how far the government will go to deregulate the UK hackney carriage trade.
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