\u201cThere shall not, in any part of England and Wales outside the metropolitan police district and the City of London, be displayed on or above the roof of any vehicle which is used for carrying passengers for hire or reward but which is not a taxi\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\nThen, we have to differentiate taxis vehicles and private hire vehicles (PHV)<\/strong>. In the legislation, taxi means hackney carriage.<\/p>\nA roof sign must be displayed on the top<\/strong> of all hackney carriages. The roof sign should be illuminated bearing the word \u201cTAXI\u201d<\/strong> in black letters on a yellow background facing forwards and on a red background facing backwards. When the roof sign is illuminated, it means that the taxi is available for hire. When the roof sign is not illuminated, the taxi is occupied or not available for hire.<\/p>\nPrivate hire vehicles<\/strong> (sometimes called minicabs) are especially useful if you require a door to door service.The displaying of signs on or above the roof of a private hire vehicle is permitted but can only consist of the company name, telephone number and must state pre-booking only. The words \u2018taxi\u2019, \u2018cab\u2019 or \u2018Hackney Carriage\u2019 are strictly prohibited for private hire operators<\/strong>. Requests for roof signs on private hire vehicles must be approved by the Licensing Officer.<\/p>\nRegulations in Scotland<\/h4>\n According to the Taxi and Private hire car Licensing under the civic government (Scotland) Act of 1982, a cab is required to display a taxi sign on top of the vehicle approved by the Council<\/strong> whereas a private hire vehicle MUST NOT have a sign or other advertisement that suggests it is available for hire as a taxi.<\/p>\nRegulations in Northern Ireland<\/h4>\n There is a different procedure<\/a> for Northern Ireland. There are four classes of taxi: A, B, C, and D<\/strong>. The cab class determines how the cab can be used<\/strong> and does not refer to fares as is the case in France:<\/p>\n\nClass A<\/strong> taxis has a roof sign, coloured yellow<\/strong> to both the front and the back,<\/li>\nClass B<\/strong> taxis has a roof sign, coloured white<\/strong> to both the front and the back,<\/li>\nClass C<\/strong> taxis must not display a roof sign or advertise as a taxi service, but must display a sign in the front windscreen<\/strong>,<\/li>\nClass D<\/strong> taxis do not need to display roof signs, but must display internal signs on the front windscreen and rear windows<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is sometimes difficult to recognise a taxi when you are abroad. Here are some explanations of the specific features of taxis in France and the United Kingdom which may help you to distinguish them from other transport vehicles. Taxi lights are a distinguishing feature to be taken into account. How are taxis regulated…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":779741,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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