Transport for London

PUBLIC CARRIAGE OFFICE

LONDON HACKNEY CARRIAGES

TRANSPORT ACT 1985

LONDON TAXI SHARING SCHEME ORDER 2005

1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it intends to make the above-named Order under section 10 of the Transport Act 1985. 2. The general nature and effect of the Order will be: (a) to permit taxi sharing arrangements for fixed per passenger fares from certain authorised places; (b) to specify the fares that apply to the shared journeys, depending on the passengers’ destinations; (c) to specify the signs to be displayed on taxis that wish to take part in these arrangements; (d) to make other provisions relating to these arrangements. 3. The authorised places are: (a) by Wimbledon and Southfield Stations, for journeys to Wimbledon tennis tournaments; (b) outside Gate 4 of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, for journeys to Wimbledon and Southfield Stations during the Wimbledon tennis tournaments; (c) Paddington Station, for journeys to central London and certain other destinations on weekdays; (d) outside Buckingham Palace for journeys to central London following Palace Garden Parties and similar events. 4. The Order will complement the London Taxi Sharing Scheme Order 1967, which provides for taxi sharing anywhere in London on the basis of a conversion chart that gives the fare per passenger from the fare shown on the taximeter and the number of passengers. 5. Copies of the Order and a statement of Transport for London’s reasons for the proposals can be inspected between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm on weekdays at Public Carriage Office, 15 Penton Street, London N1 9PU or on the PCO web site at www.tfl.gov.uk/pco. 6. All objections and other representations to the proposed Order must be made in writing and must specify the grounds on which they are made. Objections and representations must be sent to the Public Carriage Office at the above address, quoting Ref LH/Sharing, to arrive before 19 August 2005. Objections and other representations may be communicated to other persons who may be affected. Head of Public Carriage Office Penton Street, London N1 9PU.