HC Deb 30 May 1940 vol 361 c674W
Sir W. Davison

asked the Home Secretary whether the period of 10 years for which London taximeter-cabs are licensed, subject to inspection, may be temporarily extended, seeing that many 10-years-old taximeter-cabs are still in very fair condition, and having regard to the fact that it is now practically impossible to obtain new taximeter-cabs?

Sir J. Anderson

As my hon. Friend is aware, London taxi-cabs which have been in service for more than 10 years are called up for special examination before a new annual licence is granted, but the Commissioner of Police is fully alive to the considerations to which my hon. Friend refers, and if such cabs are still in fair condition and comply with the prescribed conditions of fitness, they continue to be licensed.