To be fair, I've never seen the boot used in a black cab. The passenger compartments are huge and provide enough room for luggage with passengers. I can imagin

To be fair, I've never seen the boot used in a black cab. The passenger compartments are huge and provide enough room for luggage with passengers. I can imagine it might be awkward if you want to get a wheelchair/pushchair in as well, but Transport for London are very aware of accessibility (in new projects at least) so I expect they've taken that into consideration. Besides, they are taking over: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/cleaner-greener-taxis https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/cle... > New licensing requirements from 1 January 2018 > From 1 January 2018, taxis presented for licensing for the first time will need to be ZEC. This means having CO2 emissions of no more than 50g/km and a minimum 30 mile zero emission range > A first-time taxi vehicle licence will no longer be granted to a diesel taxi. ZEC taxis with petrol engines will need to meet the latest emissions standard (currently Euro 6)