FollowFollowFollowFollow The regulation of hackney carriage fares is a discretionary power “A district council may fix the rates or fares within the district” (s.65 Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976). All council’s do however regulate hackney... Hackney Carriage Laws Hackney Carriage Laws apply to hackney carriages (which is also variously called a cabs, black cabs, hack or London taxis). ‘Hackney Carrage’ is an old fashioned term that goes right back to 1654 when the UK parliament approved... Privacy & Cookies Policy