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In 1831 when I think the first hackney carriage act was ever introduced in London the law for refusing to drive a punter was stated as follows in section 35 that any Hackney carriages standing in any street shall be deemed to be plying for hire; and the drivers thereof refusing to go with any person shall forfeit forty shillings.

But then section 36 gave drivers a little relief by way of compensation if they were improperly summoned. Compensation to be made to drivers improperly summoned for refusing to carry any person

And under section 41 you might have been committed to prison if you didn't pay the fare or injured the carriage? 41 Persons refusing to pay the driver his fare, or in injuring his carriage, to be liable to make compensation, or to be committed to prison.

I like the section that refers to feeding your horse in the street, I think this day and age it would probably amount to putting oil in a car engine, or fuel in the tank? section 51 read, Penalty for improperly standing with carriage, or feeding horses in the street; or refusing to give way to private carriages; or obstructing drivers of other hackney carriages, or depriving them of their fares; twenty shillings

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One law in force back in 1831 was section 57 and perhaps it would be a good idea to have it resurrected it might make people think twice about making false allegations against drivers?

57 Where complaints against drivers are withdrawn, etc, justice may award compensation to them for their loss of time in attending to answer the same

By the way it was a five pound fine and a possible license revocation back in 1831 for intoxication. They didn't have the help of a breathalyser back then so I suppose the driver must really have had to have been three sheets to the wind, in order to be classed as a drunk driver?

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I like the bit "refusing to give way to private carriages" Would that mean that today we would have to give way to all private cars?

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Grandad,

Of course.

Regards

JD

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I think GBC still feeds his as the shepherd of Ettrick old habits die hard

And we dont need to carry a giant pooper scooper with us after the horse eats the hay

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