so what next, letter to the Council ???

I had my yearly taxi meter tested by the Council, the Council meter tester found my meter was out by 30p over the Council mile,
The meter tester hit the button and off we went, the tester did say he had never seen this meter before, a T Tiny, you have to joggle with two buttons, then he failed me, as I was 30p over the limit, but never gave me a second chance of a re run, he was asking me which buttons do i press, i said i dont know your the meter testerI went to my meter agent, he checked his computor and the LA taxi meter rate supplied by the Council, and said the meter was spot on, he took me over the Police mile and it was spot on, even on checking on the return mile it was spot on

so what next, letter to the Council ???

he was asking me which buttons do i press,

Why didn't you just tell him and save yourself some grief.

It strikes me that if you are able to put up the wrong amount that easily, then he has a point, which he made quite effectively.

You said that he asked you which button to press and you made a snide remark about his ability as a Tester. Telling him, effectively, to make his own choice.

In my opinion you were the author of your own failure. Had you been sufficiently polite to tell him which one to press, then the Meter would have read correctly.

I think that you upset him and he was using the only tool available to him, to complain about your attitude.

I had my yearly taxi meter tested by the Council, the Council meter tester found my meter was out by 30p over the Council mile,
The meter tester hit the button and off we went, the tester did say he had never seen this meter before, a T Tiny, you have to joggle with two buttons, then he failed me, as I was 30p over the limit, but never gave me a second chance of a re run, he was asking me which buttons do i press, i said i dont know your the meter tester

I went to my meter agent, he checked his computor and the LA taxi meter rate supplied by the Council, and said the meter was spot on, he took me over the Police mile and it was spot on, even on checking on the return mile it was spot on

so what next, letter to the Council ???

Did the Council's Universal Meter Tester [CUMT for short] test the meter in hired or stopped mode?

If he tested it in hired mode and the speed of the vehicle was below the changeover speed at any time during the test, then the meter would have clocked up time charges during the test.

And if your test included stops at red traffic lights, pedestrian crossings and waiting at junctions to pull out and the cumt did the meter test in hired mode, then the taximeter could very easily accumulate an extra 30 pence for the test mile.

To test a taximeter for distance accurancy the driven mile must be tested with the taximeter in stop mode.

Once that is done, the waiting time should be tested with a stop watch in hired mode.

I suggest you ask the cumt for a re-test and check that he does the driven mile in stopped mode.

as this was not your run of the mill meter

I hate those sh*tey throw away meters.....I think they should be banned....for little reason, its just a personal dislike