§ 11. Major ROPNERasked the Home Secretary the reason governing the police regulation which prevents London taxicabs from carrying small advertisements in the interior; and whether he will consider the advisability of cancelling this regulation, in view of the fact that the revenue derived from advertisements would enable a substantial reduction of fares to be made?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe reason is that taxicabs resemble private vehicles in that they are reserved exclusively for the use of the hirer for the time being, and it is thought that advertisements in them would be regarded as objectionable by the cab-riding public.