§ 28. Lieut.-Colonel HOWARD-BURYasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the same fares for taxi-cabs are charged as when the price of petroleum was 4s. 6d. a gallon, although it has now been reduced to under 2s. a gallon, and that the price of tyres has fallen very considerably; and if he will consider the introduction of a cheaper form of taxi-cab, such as a Ford or Citroen, which could be put on the streets at a cheaper rate?
Mr. DAVIESYes, Sir, but I am advised that the price of petrol and the cost of tyres are not the main factors to be taken into consideration. A certain number of Citroen cabs have been licensed, but they charge the ordinary fares.
§ Lieut.-Colonel HOWARD-BURYIs the hon. Gentleman aware that taxicab fares in London are more expensive than in any other capital in Europe? [HON. MEMBERS: No.]