Road Traffic Act 1960

117 Meaning of "public service vehicle", "stage carriage", "express carriage" and "contract carriage"

(1) For the purposes of this Act a public service vehicle is a motor vehicle used for carrying passengers for hire or reward which either—

(a) is carrying passengers at separate fares, or

(b) is not carrying passengers at separate fares but is adapted to carry eight or more passengers.

In this subsection " motor vehicle " does not include a tramcar or a trolley vehicle.

(2) For the purposes of this Act a stage carriage is a public service vehicle carrying passengers at separate fares, not being an express carriage.

(3) For the purposes of this Act an express carriage is a public service vehicle carrying passengers at separate fares none of which is less than one shilling or such greater sum as may be prescribed; and for the purposes of this subsection—

(a) a composite fare for more than one journey shall not be regarded as representing the aggregate of fares of any less amount, and

(b) no account shall be taken of any fare which is charged in the case of passengers of particular descriptions if a fare of not less than one shilling, or such greater sum as may for the time being be prescribed by virtue of the foregoing provisions of this subsection, is charged for the like service in the case of all passengers not falling within any of those descriptions.

(4) For the purposes of this Act a contract carriage is a public service vehicle not carrying passengers at separate fares.

(5) This section has effect subject to the next following section.