Editing Hove (section)

===Taxis===
The first [[Hackney carriage]] licences were issued by the Hove Police Commissioners in 1859. Within 30 years passengers could choose between a wide range of vehicles, including first- and second-class cabs, hand-pulled invalid carts, goat-drawn [[chaise]]s, [[Landau (carriage)|landaus]] and [[Brougham (carriage)|broughams]]. The first motor cab was licensed in 1908, but horse-drawn carriages persisted until after 1925.<ref name="EncH&Pv7p1">{{Harvnb|Middleton|2002|loc=Vol. 7, p. 1.}}</ref>  Hackney carriages are now licensed by the city council are coloured white and aqua. Fares are also regulated by the council.<ref name="BHCC-HackneyCarriages">{{cite web|url=https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/parking-and-travel/travel-transport-and-road-safety/information-hackney-carriage-and-private|title=Information on Hackney carriage and private hire taxis|year=2016|publisher=[[Brighton and Hove City Council]]|accessdate=10 October 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616071903/http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/parking-and-travel/travel-transport-and-road-safety/information-hackney-carriage-and-private|archivedate=16 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>  There are 17 [[Taxicab stand|taxi ranks]] in Hove,{{#tag:ref|Including Hangleton and West Blatchington, but excluding Portslade.|group=note}} including two which operate at night only.<ref name="BHCC-TaxiRanks">{{cite web|url=https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/parking-and-travel/travel-transport-and-road-safety/taxi-ranks-brighton-hove|title=Taxi ranks in Brighton & Hove|year=2016|publisher=[[Brighton and Hove City Council]]|accessdate=10 October 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630211425/http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/parking-and-travel/travel-transport-and-road-safety/taxi-ranks-brighton-hove|archivedate=30 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>