Hackney carriage - Information from Answers.com
A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab, black cab, hack or London taxi
) is a carriage or automobile for hire. A livery carriage superior to the hackney ...
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Taxicabs of the United Kingdom - Information from Answers.com
Hackney carriages (taxis) can be flagged down in the street or hired from a taxi
rank. ... Only licensed hackney carriages can pick up passengers on the street ...
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Share taxi - Information from Answers.com
In some towns in Northern Ireland, notably certain districts in Ballymena, Belfast,
Derry and Newry, share taxi services operate using Hackney carriages.
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