§ Sir M. SUETERasked the Home Secretary how many new types of taximeters have been submitted to the National Physical Laboratory for test and approval since 1914; and how many of these have been of British manufacture?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI am informed by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that since 1914 he has submitted six new types of taximeters for test to the National Physical Laboratory. Without direct inquiry of the firms concerned,38W it is not possible to state how many of these have been of British manufacture.
§ Sir M. SUETERasked the Home Secretary the number of taximeters which have been licensed and approved by the National Physical Laboratory for the last five years, showing their country of origin and average date of manufacture?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe National Physical Laboratory does not license or approve taximeters. It only tests them. During the past five years 56,138 tests of taximeters have been carried out by the National Physical Laboratory. This number includes the annual tests to which all taximeters are subjected, and also tests carried out as a result of failure of the mechanism. No information is available as to the country of origin or the average date of manufacture of the taximeters in question.