YES.
Taxi drivers are free to refuse luggage that cannot be moved by hand. Moreover, they are not allowed to load pieces of luggage or parcels that can dirty or damage the carpets or seats or leave a bad smell inside the car. However, once the luggage is accepted, the driver has to bring it to destination. In all cases, the driver does not have to help with the loading/unloading of cumbersome parcels. To be on the safe side, we advise you to inform the operator about your needs so that he or she can tell you whether your request is acceptable and send you an estate car or a minivan that better suits your needs, if necessary.

YES
If the taxi is empty, it does not necessarily mean that it is free. The taxi you hailed might have been reserved and the driver was going to pick up his client. The only way to know whether a taxi is really free is to check if the taxi light of the sign located on top of the car is on or off. When the light is on, the taxi is free; if it is off, it means it is booked. If the taxi you hail is actually free, the driver has to stop, except if he is less than 50 meters away from a taxi stand. If so, he has to go there and queue. In train stations or airports, if it is not on the parking space reserved for taking passengers, or if he is driving in towns that have their own taxi services, he is not allowed to pick up passengers, except if he was called and booked in advance through a call centre.

If you requested your taxi through the TAXIS RIVIERA call centre and you stated that you had a pet, the operator has necessarily booked a taxi that accepts pets. The driver knows your requirement and has to take you in with your pet. If you did not call and mention it, the taxi driver does not have to accept people with pets, except if it is a blind person with a dog.

YES.
When you get in a taxi, the driver starts his fare meter to show that he is on a journey. From this moment, the legal amount of 4.00€ displays automatically on the meter.

NO.
When the driver takes you in, he has to drive you to your destination, whatever the distance and the price of the journey are. Moreover, note that the minimum amount of a taxi journey is 7.30€. There are only some exceptional cases when the driver can refuse a journey.

According to Article R.412-1 of the Traffic Law, the use of an officially recognised children's car seat is not compulsory for passengers aged less than 13 years old who travel in a taxi, or any vehicles affected to public transport. Thus, any persons travelling with a child aged les than 13 years old cannot demand that a taxi driver be equipped with a children's car seat. Moreover, the driver cannot refuse to take in a passenger with a child aged less than 13 years old, if his taxi is not equipped with an officially recognised system.