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Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (198 words) |
 | The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. |
| The Fellowship of Hackney Carriage Drivers was recognised by the Corporation of London in 1990, and became a Livery Company in 2004. |
| The Company is made up solely from men and women of the licensed taxi trade. |
| Hackney carriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (568 words) |
| Hackney carriages originated in the 17th century as horse-drawn carriages, later modernized as hansom cabs (1834), that operated as vehicles for hire. |
| Today the regulations define a hackney carriage as a taxicab allowed to ply the streets looking for passengers to pick up, as opposed to private hire vehicles (sometimes called minicabs), which may only pick up passengers who have previously booked or who visit the taxi operator's office. |
| Note the distinction between a generic hackney carriage and a hackney coach, a hireable vehicle with specifically four wheels, two horses and six seats. |
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