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Author:  Cheersdrive [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:13 am ]
Post subject:  Recalibrating meters
Morning chaps
Bristol council has after 3 years of of pondering have eventually given the hackney trade a 6% fare increase.
Whilst we should be grateful of any increase theres's so little work and with all the fuel increase's etc this will be swallowed up without making any difference to any drivers struggling living standards.
My gripe is that the guy who gets to do the meter recalibrations in the city gets to charge us all £25 for the priveledge of our pay rise.

Now there are approx 800 hackney cabs plus a number of PH running meters using the councils tariff,now i'm not great with numbers but that works out at approx £20K, does that not seem a little excessive as it takes less than 5 minutes to recalibrate each meter or am i missing something?

When i mentioned this to one of the trade reps and asked why we as drivers couldn't get together and get the equipment needed ourself's his only answer was that this bloke has always done it :D

No wonder thats more than i grossed last year for a few days "work",anyone have any suggestions or opinions?
Author:  Nidge [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Recalibrating meters
Cheersdrive wrote:
Morning chaps
Bristol council has after 3 years of of pondering have eventually given the hackney trade a 6% fare increase.
Whilst we should be grateful of any increase theres's so little work and with all the fuel increase's etc this will be swallowed up without making any difference to any drivers struggling living standards.
My gripe is that the guy who gets to do the meter recalibrations in the city gets to charge us all £25 for the priveledge of our pay rise.

Now there are approx 800 hackney cabs plus a number of PH running meters using the councils tariff,now i'm not great with numbers but that works out at approx £20K, does that not seem a little excessive as it takes less than 5 minutes to recalibrate each meter or am i missing something?

When i mentioned this to one of the trade reps and asked why we as drivers couldn't get together and get the equipment needed ourself's his only answer was that this bloke has always done it :D

No wonder thats more than i grossed last year for a few days "work",anyone have any suggestions or opinions?


What sort of meters do you use?
Author:  grandad [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Recalibrating meters
Cheersdrive wrote:
Morning chaps
Bristol council has after 3 years of of pondering have eventually given the hackney trade a 6% fare increase.
Whilst we should be grateful of any increase theres's so little work and with all the fuel increase's etc this will be swallowed up without making any difference to any drivers struggling living standards.
My gripe is that the guy who gets to do the meter recalibrations in the city gets to charge us all £25 for the priveledge of our pay rise.

Now there are approx 800 hackney cabs plus a number of PH running meters using the councils tariff,now i'm not great with numbers but that works out at approx £20K, does that not seem a little excessive as it takes less than 5 minutes to recalibrate each meter or am i missing something?

When i mentioned this to one of the trade reps and asked why we as drivers couldn't get together and get the equipment needed ourself's his only answer was that this bloke has always done it :D

No wonder thats more than i grossed last year for a few days "work",anyone have any suggestions or opinions?


The poor bloke has not had a job in the last 3 years and you want to begrudge him £20K. Maybe if you had an annual increase he could charge less. :mrgreen:
Author:  Sussex [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:11 pm ]
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You are being ripped off.

It should cost no more than £15.

Maybe someone should make a complaint to the OFT.
Author:  skippy41 [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:57 pm ]
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Get your own chip from the meter manufacturer and under cut
Author:  Jedidaz [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Recalibrating meters
grandad wrote:
Cheersdrive wrote:
Morning chaps
Bristol council has after 3 years of of pondering have eventually given the hackney trade a 6% fare increase.
Whilst we should be grateful of any increase theres's so little work and with all the fuel increase's etc this will be swallowed up without making any difference to any drivers struggling living standards.
My gripe is that the guy who gets to do the meter recalibrations in the city gets to charge us all £25 for the priveledge of our pay rise.

Now there are approx 800 hackney cabs plus a number of PH running meters using the councils tariff,now i'm not great with numbers but that works out at approx £20K, does that not seem a little excessive as it takes less than 5 minutes to recalibrate each meter or am i missing something?

When i mentioned this to one of the trade reps and asked why we as drivers couldn't get together and get the equipment needed ourself's his only answer was that this bloke has always done it :D

No wonder thats more than i grossed last year for a few days "work",anyone have any suggestions or opinions?


The poor bloke has not had a job in the last 3 years and you want to begrudge him £20K. Maybe if you had an annual increase he could charge less. :mrgreen:


He would have had fresh meter installs as drivers change their cars. Doesn't just wait for increases.
IMO robbing git
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