Ace Taxis Stevenage

The job of a taxi driver involves picking up and dropping off passengers at given destinations. Taxi drivers are also responsible for taking payment for these fares, judged by a meter that is visible in the front of the taxi that can be seen by both driver and passenger as time and mileage passes.

Licensed hackney carriages - These meet the truest definition of taxi in that these can be hailed off the street or at a taxi rank. They can be hailed in random locations where people frequent, picking up their fares as and when they are gestured to. The fares and the geographical boundaries for hackney carriages are set by the local authority. In London, hackney carriages are easily identified as the famous black cabs. Licensed Private Hire Vehicles (PHVs) - Also known as minicabs, these cars are not allowed to pick up passengers from the street and cannot display a ‘taxi' light on the roof.