HC Deb 22 February 1951 vol 484 cc211-2W
44. Sir R. Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether in view of the difficulties and the time taken in converting the meters on London taxicabs to the new scales of charge, he will consider the advantage of having large clearly lettered notices on plastic material attached to the front windows of hackney carriages, as the present paper posters are becoming indecipherable.

Mr. Ede

I have considered the hon. and gallant Member's suggestion, but I do not think that I should be justified in requiring the provision of plastic notices. There should be no question of the present notices becoming indecipherable. Cabs are frequently inspected, and, if the notices are found to be in poor condition, the police make a point of having them renewed.