London Lacking Two-seater Cabs.
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DURING the brief emergency session of the -11--4' House of Commons last week Major Colfox took advantage of the opportunity to question the Home Secretary regarding two-seater taxicabs. He wanted to know why none had yet been licensed to ply for hire in London, although nearly six months had elapsed since the Order authorizing the licensing of such cabs at a reduced fare was made.
018 the safety of the passengers and of the public. With a view to preventing delay and inconvenience to the manufacturers,a close liaison had been maintained with the three firms who up till now had interested themselves in the construction of the two-seater taxicabs, and a cab submitted by one of those firms was approved on June 10th as meeting the Commissioner's requirements. This firm had not yet submitted any cabs of the approved pattern for licence, because it had not, he was informed, been possible to obtain the materials for their manufacture owing to the present dislocation of industry. The two other firms had both submitted cabs for approval, and it was not anticipated that they would experience any difficulty in so altering them that they would comply with the regulations.