# The London Cab Order 1972, Note: Explanatory note


This Order increases from six miles to twenty miles the length of the journey which the driver of a cab who plies for hire at Heathrow Airport, London, is by law obliged without reasonable excuse to undertake within the Metropolitan Police District and the City of London if so required by the hirer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/1047/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-cab-order-1972/note
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