Passengers
The licensee shall at all times when a licensed vehicle is hired take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of passengers converted therein and persons entering and alighting from the licensed vehicle.
The licensee shall allow only one passenger to be carried in the front of the licensed vehicle beside the driver.
The proprietor/licensee shall not permit the Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Vehicle to be used to carry a greater number of passengers than that prescribed in the licence.
NOTE: It must be remembered that a licence is issued for a maximum number of passengers, be it 4, 5 or 8 (regardless of age or size) and it is an offence to carry more than the number licensed for, (this may also invalidate the vehicle insurance). The allowance of two children under the age of ten being counted as one person is only for the purpose of the fare charged and not for increasing the number of persons being carried as passengers.
'All passengers and drivers must comply with current seat belt regulations'