Is a taxi driver plying for hire when they are parked in an electric taxi bay charging their taxi and are they compelled to take a passenger on a 12 mile or 1 hour trip when on charge?

Taxi-dedicated rapid charging bays are not located at taxi ranks. Transport for London (TfL) advises me that it would not expect a taxi parked in a dedicated rapid charging bay and charging to have its ‘Taxi’ light turned on, which denotes that it is available for hire.

Subject to a taxi being available for hire, where it is either parked in a rank or has its ‘Taxi’ light illuminated, the reasons a taxi driver can refuse a fare are: