Paragraph 5 Fares
The taxi meter shall be set in motion only when the taxi leaves the authorised place and shall display the fare for an exclusive service payable under paragraphs 40 and 41(2) of the London Cab Order 1934f1;
The maximum amount payable by a passenger sharing a service shall be the aggregate of:—
the amount calculated in accordance with the conversion table set out in Schedule 1 as at the time when the passenger is set down and according to the number of passengers who arranged the shared service; and
any charge for luggage payable under paragraph 41(1) of the London Cab Order 1934f2
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 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.