How To Use Hackney carriage In A Sentence
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There was a panic in Dhurrumtolla; a "ticca-gharry" -- the shabby oblong box on wheels, dignified in municipal regulations as a hackney carriage -- was running away.
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A hackney carriage plate allows drivers to pick up passengers who flag them down in the street or from ranks in the city.
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Whatever a hackney carriage may be classed as, it is still a car that carries a limited number of passengers who are paying for the privilege of being chauffeured from door to door.
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During a three-hour check of 59 Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles they found eight had defective tyres, while one had a faulty exhaust.
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An increase in hackney carriage numbers can lead to additional pressure on hackney carriage stands.
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He said this month all 82 hackney carriages had passed their yearly inspection.
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Hackney carriage drivers are only allowed to wait for trade in designated ranks but they can be flagged down for journeys.
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They not only have the law to answer to, but the Hackney Carriage Licensing Authority and the taxi office from which they work.
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Some people want a discreet vehicle to turn up for them, that's why they don't call a hackney carriage.
Private hire taxis to have new signs