Tag: Transport
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Cab
Cab (shortened about 1825 from the Fr. cabriolet, derived from cabriole, implying a bounding motion), a form of horsed vehicle for passengers either with two (hansom) or four wheels (four-wheeler or growler), introduced into London as the cabriolet de place, from Paris in 1820 (see Carriage). […]
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Taxi
Taxi licensing law Legislation and Case Law The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 The Road Safety Act 2006 The DFT’s Good Practice Guide Brentwood Borough Council v Gladen 2004 Admin Crt R (on the application of Johnson) v Reading Borough Council 2004 Admin Crt Sardar v […]
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Roads
History The system of road-building by private enterprise, the undertakers being rewarded by tolls levied from vehicles, persons or animals using the roads, was established in England in 1663, when an act of Charles II. authorized the taking of such tolls at “turnpikes” in Hertfordshire and […]