30. Captain CROOKSHANKasked the Home Secretary whether it is intended to make it compulsory for all taximeter-cabs plying for hire in the Metropolitan area to have only safety-glass windows?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe requirement as to the fitting of safety glass is the same for taxi-cabs as for other motor vehicles, namely, that vehicles registered after 1st January, 1932, must have safety glass fitted to windscreens or windows facing to the front on the outside, and that vehicles registered before that date must be so fitted before 1st January, 1937. It is not proposed at the moment to make any additional requirements for cabs. Most of the new cabs presented for licensing in London are, however, fitted with safety glass throughout.