Regina v Cambridge City Council, Ex Parte Lane: CA 3 Sep 1998

A trishaw was properly a form of hackney carriage, not a ‘stage coach,’ and the Local Authority was able to impose conditions upon the licensing of a service, including limiting the number of passengers and so as to ensure safety. A trishaw was a ‘cross between a rickshaw and a bicycle and a tricycle. Like a tricycle, it has three wheels; a single front wheel and two rear wheels. Over the rear wheels, a compartment in which the passengers may sit is suspended. The vehicle is an adaptation of a rickshaw replacing the individual running on the ground and pulling the vehicle with an individual using cycle technique to provide the power for propelling the vehicle.’

Citations:

Gazette 03-Sep-1998, [1998] EWCA Civ 1202, (1999) RTR 1982

Statutes:

Town and Police Clauses Act 1847 38, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 47

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromRegina v Cambridge City Council ex parte Simon Lane Admn 2-Jun-1998
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Cited by:

Appealed toRegina v Cambridge City Council ex parte Simon Lane Admn 2-Jun-1998
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CitedOddy, Regina (on the Application of) v Bugbugs Ltd Admn 12-Nov-2003
A private prosecutor appealed dismissal of his complaint that the respondent had operated an unlicensed man-powered rickshaw service. The district judge had held that it was not a taxi service. It was, under the 1869 Act a stage carriage and . .
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Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.86275