is there a law allowing a driver to pee on the near side wheel if caught short

[pipster006]

what law and date is it please

[Toureman]

No!

[madman06]

just been talking to a lorry driver (friend of mine) and by law you can do it as long as it is not in built up arrea,its due to the fact years ago they peed at the side of the horse drawn carrage

[aidantraffor]

I you'r a London hack driver & have a bale of hay in the boot, you may pee! Seems they never repealed the law!

[chijiki]

Funnily enough someone using the same name as you asked the same question elsewhere on answerbank.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/History_and_Myt hs/Question253955.html

[Grunty]

These tales arise from time to time, along with the one about being allowed to cut off a Welshman's ears if he is found on the wrong side of the border. Funny thing is that nobody can quote the act and section. The nearest one in reality requires a hackney carriage driver to carry food for the horse. If a modern taxi driver was charged, he would be acquitted on the grounds that he carries fuel for the engine.

[Grunty]

... or on the grounds that he cannot be expected to feed a horse that he doesn't have.

[kepla]

The 'peeing on the front wheel' was never a national law. It was a bylaw adopted by many city councils (including London) allowing Hackney Carriage drivers to pee without leaving their horse and cart where it might get stolen. Given that 'black cabs' operate under 'Hackney Carriage' regulations, then this applies to modern 'black cab' taxi drivers in those areas where it originally applied. There was also, in some cities, an offense of leaving a horse and cart unattended, so the Hackney Carriage driver would be legally obliged to stay with his vehicle. They also had to carry food for the horse (bale of hay = can of petrol) and a way of collecting the waste (bucket & shovel = catalytic converter). I have often wondered, if you are on the motorway and have been caught in traffic jams for a few hours and you absolutely MUST go (to the point of being in pain) and there are no services nearby, what is your legal stance ? I have been told by medical people that not peeing when you REALLY need to can be harmfull.