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Definition :

Taximeter. By s. 6 of the London Club and Stage Carriage Act, 1907:

The expression 'taximeter' means any appliance for measuring the time or distance for which a cab is used, or for measuring both time and distance, which is for the time being approved for the purpose by or on behalf of the Secretary of State.

The relationship between a taxi-cab driver and the company owning the taxi-cabs is not usually that of master and servant, Doggett v. Waterloo Taxi-Cab Co., (1910) 2 KB 336.