Rules on multiple hiring of taxis

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33521, 30 April 1974, Page 14

Rules on multiple hiring of taxis

Regulations governing the multiple hiring of taxis did not permit drivers to accept a multiple hire when they were answering a telephoned order, the Ministry of Transport senior investigating officer in Christchurch (Mr N. I). Henderson) said yesterday.

Commenting on recent; correspondence in “The I Press” on multiple hiring,; ■MF Henderson said that the | Transport Licensing Regulations set the rules, and also provided for discounts. Before a second hire couldbe accepted, for example,! the first hirer had to be' (asked for his agreement, the] prospective second hirer! .having been “clearly visible”, jto him. Mr Henderson said. ; There must be no "sub-! istantia! departure” from the! original hirer’s route, and' each hirer must be charged! only for the shortest route, ■between the pick-up point) and his destination. A multiple hire could not; involve more than two.; which meant only*

itwo destinations. Under the, regulations, a single “hirer”) icould comprise a man andhis wife, and a second) “hirer” might be two other! persons going to a common! destination. There was a set scale of! 1 discounts for multiple hires,! IMr Henderson said. ! If the rate for a sole hirer; I for a particular trip would; have been between 30c and) ;50c, the discount was 10c: I for fares between 50c and; ; 70c it was 15c: for fares be-| (tween 70c and §1 it was 20c,! land for fares of more than) SI the discount was 25c. ) ■ Under-23 loccer.—France and Czechoslovakia drew. 1-1, tn an ; under-23 international at Sarrebourg, France. I