§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to require private hire vehicles to conform to the inspections and standards applied to hackney carriages.
§ Dr. GilbertA local authority which imposes roadworthiness tests upon hackney carriages or cabs as part of its statutory control of that trade may apply to my right hon. Friend for a certificate exempting hackney carriages that have passed the tests imposed by that authority from the obligation to pass the MOT test as well. Such certificates are not granted unless the local authority's tests are at least equivalent in severity to the MOT test. In all other cases, both hackney carriages and private hire vehicles are required to pass the MOT Test.