Paragraph 6 Fares, meters and signs
The maximum fare payable by each passenger for a journey shall be the appropriate amount indicated in paragraph 2 of the Schedule to this Scheme.
No fare shall be charged for any child under the age of two years, and no such child shall be counted when calculating the number of people sharing the vehicle.
For the purpose of computing fares, each child over the age of two years but under the age of ten years shall be charged at half fare and when calculating the number of people sharing the vehicle—
if an even number of such children are being carried, one half of that number shall be counted; and
if an odd number of such children are being carried, one half of the even number immediately following that odd number shall be counted.
A charge shall be made for each article of luggage equal to the charge that would be made if the taxi were hired by a single passenger for an exclusive servicef1, and this charge shall be payable by the passenger whose luggage it is.
Before the commencement of any journey from the authorised place by a taxi for the purpose of a shared service, any person may (notwithstanding any earlier agreement) decide not to be carried as a passenger and no fare or other charge shall be payable by that person.
The taxi meter shall not be operated and the roof sign shall not be illuminated during the hiring.
Annotations
Footnotes
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See para. 41 of the London Cab Order 1934 (S.R. & O. 1934/1346); the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1980/588 and 1984/707.