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Reference:
2022/2955
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Question by:
Keith Prince
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Meeting date:
15 September 2022
A constituent asks: Section 17(1) of The Hackney Carriage (London) Act 1853 states that a taxi driver cannot take or demand [from the consumer] more than the metered fare (when the trip starts and finishes within the GLA). Section 73(2) of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 states: In subsection (1) “mandatory statutory or regulatory provisions” includes rules which, according to law, apply between the parties on the basis that no other arrangements have been established. Can you confirm the operating rules which apply, ie is it right to presume that if a taxi driver makes an arrangement with a consumer...