black cab
British hired car
A black cab is a licensed taxi in London, distinguished by its boxy shape and traditional black color, though they now come in other colors and can carry advertising.
The term specifically refers to the iconic Hackney carriages that have operated in London since the 17th century, whose drivers must pass a rigorous test called "the Knowledge" demonstrating mastery of London's streets.
We hailed a black cab outside the theatre.
Transport payment
- meterDevice that measures usage
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- dropoffAbrupt descent point
passenger · destination · route · journey · booking · availability · taximeter · licensed
London's celebrated tower clock
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- Tower BridgeIconic London river crossing
- Buckingham PalaceUK monarch's headquarters
- Piccadilly CircusMajor London intersection
Trafalgar Square · Thames · Covent Garden · Oxford Street · Harrods · Leicester Square · Mayfair · Shoreditch
Usable by mobility devices
- turning circleMinimum rotation diameter
- rampSloped connecting surface
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- luggage compartmentStorage area for bags
diesel · electric · hybrid · iconic design · running boards
fare
Transport payment
dropoff · passenger · destination · route · journey · booking · availability · taximeter · licensed · receipt
Big Ben
London's celebrated tower clock
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- Tower BridgeIconic London river crossing
- Buckingham PalaceUK monarch's headquarters
Piccadilly Circus · Trafalgar Square · Thames · Covent Garden · Oxford Street · Harrods · Leicester Square · Mayfair · Shoreditch · West End
wheelchair accessible
Usable by mobility devices
- turning circleMinimum rotation diameter
- rampSloped connecting surface
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
luggage compartment · diesel · electric · hybrid · iconic design · running boards
- hackney
- Britishnesstea, London, BBC, Big Ben, royal family
- Hired Transporttaxi, limo, limousine, hire car, town car
- LondonChelsea, Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Big Ben
- UK TravelLondon, Edinburgh, Scotland, Wales, England
- taxi ranktaxi stand, taxi, taximeter, fare, taxi line