London Hackney Carriage Act 1831

XLVIII Proprietors to provide Check Strings; Drivers to hold same in their Hands. Penalty 20s.

And be it enacted, That the Proprietor of every Hackney Carriage shall provide and place in such Hackney Carriage a proper Check String or Wire, and shall renew the same from Time to Time so often as Occasion shall require; and the Driver of every such Hackney Carriage shall, during the Time of his driving any Person in such Hackney Carriage, hold such Check String or Wire in his Hand, so that the same may be used for the Accommodation of such Person; and if the Proprietor of any such Hackney Carriage shall neglect to provide and place in such Hackney Carriage such Check String or Wire as aforesaid, or shall neglect to renew the same when and so often as shall be requisite, or if the Driver of any such Hackney Carriage shall neglect or refuse to hold such Check String or Wire in his Hand during the Time aforesaid, every such Proprietor and every such Driver so offending respectively shall forfeit Twenty Shillings.