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Neil Williams · October 24th 16, 08:41 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On 2016-10-23 22:48:00 +0000, said:

I live within the city centre in Cambridge so have always used the meter in
taxis and hire cars but from cases that came before me as a councillor I can
see that the usual arrangement with out boundary fares, which have to be
agreed before travel and aren't metered, is payment at the end of the hire.
However, from the problems brought before us, I can see why drivers might
want up-front payment.

I do see that, but it's no excuse not to use the meter. The drivers
will have a good idea of what the metered fare is for most common
destinations, so have no practical need to overcharge.

To be honest, I'd rather see the system move to a zonal one in large
cities, then payment could validly be up front.

Neil
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