136Taxi driver waiting or instructed to return

136 Taxi driver waiting or instructed to return (1) If the hirer of a taxi asks the driver to wait, the driver must wait for— (a) 15 minutes; or (b) if the driver and hirer agree to a shorter or longer period—the period agreed. (2) However, the driver may refuse to wait if the hirer does not pay the driver— (a) the fare to the place where the hirer asked the driver to wait; and (b) a fare deposit for the relevant waiting period. (3) If the hirer ends the hire and instructs the taxi driver to return later to the place where the hiring was ended, the taxi driver may claim the fare to the time of the ending of the hiring and is not obliged to accept the hiring to return.