London Taxi, the Leader in Quality and High-end Transportation

Weekend R went to a friend's house, in the roadside taxi just saw a less convenient action of the physically disabled people also waiting for the car on the side of the road, Black?Cab parked next to the grandfather, the driver is very gentlemanly get off the car to help him, R found that the London cab is indeed hidden pedals, specifically to help this kind of mobility impaired people get on the car in order to facilitate the promotion of the wheel. I have to say, these designs are really very humanized, now both domestic and foreign countries are strengthening to improve the accessibility of facilities, London cab in a point to do very good.

Small R in the previous article has mentioned the origin of the London cab, its prototype is hackney?carriage, the earliest is the pub owner to send drunken guests home with a horse-drawn carriage, and later the London municipal government has introduced some regulations to regulate this activity. 1869, the London Metropolitan Police Department issued some provisions to regulate the delivery of cabs to ensure the safety of passengers. safety. Among them, there are some very interesting provisions, such as the height of the carriage must meet the British gentlemen sitting inside without taking off their hats, we must also find the British dress etiquette when watching the British drama, in that period of time the noble gentlemen will generally wear bowler hats.

And as early as 1907, the United Kingdom introduced a named ?London?Cab?and?Stage?Carriage?Act of the regulations, which clearly stipulates that cabs must be installed meter, the vehicle's maximum service life of not more than 15 years, the turning radius shall not exceed 28 feet. The first cabs in London were fitted with meters as early as 1903, and in 1907 meters were required to be fitted to all cabs in operation. 28-foot turning radii also ensured that cabs were able to travel freely in narrow roads.

The London government continued to introduce laws and regulations to regulate the operation of the entire travel market, and the London?Cab?Order of 1934 imposed strict regulations on cab licensing that were no less stringent than some of the provisions of the Taxi Act, such as that no driver should alter or obscure a license plate without permission, and that no driver should be permitted to drive a cab without a license. For example, without permission, the driver may not alter or cover up the license plate, once found directly revoke the driver's license and a penalty of 3000 pounds, such as the driver to cover up the license plate and accident, will face more than three years in prison; each cab to apply for a license plate is valid for two years, the expiration of the license plate must be replaced within three days of the new license plate, or will face a fine of 2,000 pounds and the revocation of the driver's license.

In fact, I feel more incredible is that in 1959 the London municipal government introduced the relevant regulations, all cabs must be equipped with automatic transmission using diesel, but also installed two-way radio intercom. Really have to marvel at this old capitalist country once in the history of technology and strength of the front, our country was still in the early stages of the founding of the country to try to find the road stage, and the United Kingdom at that time has been brought through two industrial revolutions of technological leadership and capital accumulation beyond the majority of the country, it is not difficult to explain that the United Kingdom gave birth to a lot of the quality of the famous luxury vehicle brands, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Land Rover! etc. The customization of these luxury vehicles, in fact, at the time many of them from a body manufacturing company called Carbodies, Carbodies in the late 40's with a car sales company called Mann & Overton, and Austin company to cooperate in the research and development, focusing on the manufacture of London cabs, in this case, London cabs so have the English So, the London taxi has such a British appearance is also a bloodline traceability, the quality of the vehicle is also very guaranteed.

From the 1970s to the 1990s, as the city of London developed further, the government decided that each borough would have the right to set a number of additional traffic conditions, such as the validity period of licenses, conditions of application, and penalties, depending on the circumstances of each area. Among them, there are also some uniform provisions, such as the validity of each cab license for three years, etc.. R also learned that in 1998, London cabs began to create a VIP personal rental service, but the cost of a day's lease up to 150 pounds, the cost of this cost to the present, but also not a small sum, more than a thousand dollars enough to the domestic north of Guangzhou and Shenzhen, such as the city rental of a day of the price of the Elfa. In the meantime, almost all of London's black cabs came from Cardodies (acquired by British Manganese Copper Holdings in 1973), and the classic FX4 model also laid the foundation for the design of subsequent London cabs, making black cabs one of the icons of London's culture.

But most of the regulations currently in use come from the 2007 Transport for London regulations, which are extremely detailed and specific, ranging from the vehicle's powertrain, to specific requirements for the interior, window heights, visibility, meters, passenger compartments and cockpits, and everything else we can think of. London black cabs have six seats in the back, to take into account the needs of all types of guests of all sizes, the passenger compartment space is very large, there will be no stretch and dull feeling, the windows should also ensure that the driver and passengers have a good view.

In addition to this, small R has always thought that London cabs have done a good job of creating an accessible way to travel, as I saw, in addition to the vehicle is installed to facilitate the wheelchair propulsion pedals, there are also yellow eye-catching armrests and contraction of removable seats.

Beginning in 2018,? The UK government is also committed to continually improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions, enacting a series of provisions to support the development of new energy vehicles, and the black cabs we can now see are zero-emission capable vehicles, using add-on technology.

When it comes to this, a look at the development of London's cabs and the updating of relevant legislation across the cab industry will help us understand why they are so well regarded, and how expensive they are to operate, just as the black cabs have become a part of London's cultural identity, and are themselves focused on delivering a high quality and good service.

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This article is from the author of the automobile home car, does not represent the views of the automobile home position.