Editing Hackney carriage (section)

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A '''hackney''' or '''hackney carriage''' (also called a '''cab''', '''black cab''', '''hack''' or '''taxi''') is a carriage or car for hire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/hackney|title=Definition of "hackney"|publisher=Onlinedictionary.datasegment.com|access-date=20 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018201834/http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/hackney|archive-date=18 October 2015}}</ref> A hackney of a more expensive or high class was called a '''remise'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/remise|title=Definition of remise by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia |publisher=Thefreedictionary.com|access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref> A symbol of London and Britain, the black taxi is a common sight on the streets of London.<ref>{{cite news |title=We know where we're going: London's women black cab drivers |url=https://www.ft.com/content/87d24bce-6c0c-11e9-9ff9-8c855179f1c4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/87d24bce-6c0c-11e9-9ff9-8c855179f1c4 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |access-date=18 June 2022 |work=Financial Times|quote=Black cabs are synonymous with Britain; as strong a symbol of the London traffic-scape as red double-decker buses.}}</ref> The hackney carriages carry a roof sign TAXI that can be illuminated to indicate their availability for passengers.<ref>{{cite news |title=London taxis, black cabs and minicabs |url=https://www.visitlondon.com/traveller-information/getting-around-london/taxis |access-date=18 June 2022 |work=Visit London}}</ref>

In the UK, the name ''hackney carriage'' today refers to a [[taxicab]] licensed by the [[Taxicabs of the United Kingdom#TfL Taxi and Private Hire office|Public Carriage Office]], local authority ([[non-metropolitan district]] councils, [[unitary authority|unitary authorities]]) or the [[Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)|Department of the Environment]] depending on region of the country.<ref>[https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/about-us/london-assembly/london-assembly-publications/where-guv "Where to, Guv?"], London Assembly Transport Committee report into the Public Carriage Office, November 2005</ref> Some hackney carriages have also been exported for use in other countries.