Paragraph 13 Taximeters

A Taximeter—

(a)

in respect of which a certificate of approval was granted before 30th October 2006; and

(b)

which was passed as fit for use before 30th October 2016 for the protection of consumers and marked under the Metropolitan Conditions of Fitness M1.

Annotations

M1: The Public Carriage Office issued the Construction and Licensing of Motor Taxicabs in London: Conditions of Fitness in 2000. (This document is usually referred to as “the Metropolitan Conditions of Fitness.) The Metropolitan Conditions of Fitness are made under the London Cab Order 1934 (S.I. 1934/1346), article 35. The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1985/933, 1990/2003 and 2000/1666. S.I. 1934/1346 was made under the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 (c. 115), section 6. Article 35 of the London Cab Order requires the installation of an approved taximeter. The requirements that must be met by an approved taximeter are set out in the Notice to Owners and Manufacturers of Motor Cabs and Taximeters regarding Taximeters to be used on Taxicabs in the Metropolitan Police District and the City of London, which was issued by the Public Carriage Office in July 1997.