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Re:Always Look *Down* in London: Pavement Oddities by pbalau on Saturday January 14, 2023 @02:29PM (#34383275)
Hackney carriages still exist. And a great deal of them made the move to electric. That's just another name for car for hire or taxi.

That was a til for me too, i though that means the shape of the vehicle.

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Re:Always Look *Down* in London: Pavement Oddities by extraduder_ire on Saturday January 14, 2023 @04:17PM (#34384245)
> That's just another name for car for hire or taxi.

There's a legal distinction between taxis and hackneys. Taxis can be taken from a taxi rank or flagged down, but hackneys must be called to collect you. I'm sure there was a reason for the distinction at some point, but it remains.

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Re:Always Look *Down* in London: Pavement Oddities by midasuni on Saturday January 14, 2023 @04:25PM (#34384316)
A hackney cab is a type of taxi (one used in london), and can be hailed. A mini cab must be pre booked, like Uber or Addison Lee.
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Re:Always Look *Down* in London: Pavement Oddities by bobthepanda on Saturday January 14, 2023 @06:16PM (#34385088)
The distinction is usually to avoid lots of drivers milling about for riders and causing congestion for everybody else.
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