# London Cab and Stage Carriage Act 1907, Section 1: Fares for taximeter cabs.

Extent: E

(1) Transport for London shall have power by regulations made by London cab order under section nine of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act, 1869, to fix the fares to be paid for the hire in London of cabs fitted with taximters, either on the basis of time or distance or both, and so as to differ for different classes of cabs and under different circumstances . . .
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(3) The power conferred by subsection (1) of this section is subject to paragraph (4) of the restrictions specified in section nine of the said Act of 1869.
(4) The fare for a cab journey starting within London but ending outside London shall be—
(a) such fare as may be agreed between the driver and the passenger—
(i) before the commencement of the journey, or
(ii) where, after the commencement of the journey, the driver and the passenger agree to change the destination of the journey, at the time when the destination of the journey is changed, or
(b) if no fare is so agreed, the fare shown on the taximeter.
(5) A driver of a cab who demands or takes more than the proper fare for a journey undertaken as mentioned in subsection (4) of this section is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/55/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-cab-and-stage-carriage-act-1907/section-1
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