page_title: Hackney carriage
hierarchical_section_title: Hackney carriage
caption_attribution_description: English: This Beardmore was an alternative taxi cab used in London in the 1960s and 1970s. Several hundred were produced, but the design was overshadowed by the Austin FX3 and later FX4 which overwhelmingly outsold the Beardmore.
context_page_description: A hackney or hackney carriage is a carriage or car for hire. A hackney of a more expensive or high class was called a remise.
  In the United Kingdom, the name hackney carriage today refers to a taxicab licensed by the Public Carriage Office, local authority or the Department of the Environment depending on region of the country.
  In the United States, the police department of the city of Boston has a Hackney Carriage Unit, analogous to taxicab regulators in other cities, that issues Hackney Carriage medallions to its taxi operators.
context_section_description: A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab, black cab, hack or London taxi) is a carriage or car for hire. A hackney of a more expensive or high class was called a remise.
  In the United Kingdom, the name hackney carriage today refers to a taxicab licensed by the Public Carriage Office, local authority (non-metropolitan district councils, unitary authorities) or the Department of the Environment depending on region of the country.
  In the United States, the police department of the city of Boston has a Hackney Carriage Unit, analogous to taxicab regulators in other cities, that issues Hackney Carriage medallions to its taxi operators.
caption: The Beardmore was an alternative taxi design used in London during the 1960s and 1970s
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