Image description: Black Cab in blurred motion passing before the gold and black ironwork of Canada Gate, with Green Park behind, London.
The first licences for conveying passengers were issued to the Corporation of Coachmen in 1639. 'Cab' derives from cabriolet de place - single horse drawn, hooded carriages for two passengers imported from Paris.
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