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jimbo
 Post subject: What day is it today?
PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:03 pm 
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It's sunday. It's Easter Sunday.

So what rate to charge, I was asked this morning by another driver.

rate 1, I told him, it's Sunday.

Yes, Easter Sunday, says he, therefore rate 2.

Nope, rate 1.

Today is neither a bank holiday, (they're closed anyway) nor a public holiday.

Today is a Christian festival, like shrove tuesday, ash wednesday, and maunday thursday.

Any complaints to the council about overcharging will be on their own stupid, stupid heads.

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Sussex
PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:23 pm 
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jimbo wrote:
It's sunday. It's Easter Sunday.

So what rate to charge, I was asked this morning by another driver.

rate 1, I told him, it's Sunday.

Do you not have a Sunday rate? :?

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cabbyman
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We're rate 2 (fare and a half) Good Friday and Easter Monday. All others rate 1 this weekend.
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gusmac
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What does your tariff card say?

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I thought all meters had to be calender calibrated now.In Dundee our meters change tariffs automatically.
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gusmac
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stationtone wrote:
I thought all meters had to be calender calibrated now.In Dundee our meters change tariffs automatically.


So do ours but each LA makes their own decision on this.

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jimbo
PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:56 pm 
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Sussex wrote:
jimbo wrote:
It's sunday. It's Easter Sunday.

So what rate to charge, I was asked this morning by another driver.

rate 1, I told him, it's Sunday.

Do you not have a Sunday rate? :?


Yes we do. And it's rate one.

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jimbo
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gusmac wrote:
What does your tariff card say?


Rate 1 0600 2300 daily rate 2 2300 0600.Rate 2 bank holidays and public holidays, all day.

Sunday 4th of April 2010 is not a bank holiday or a public holiday.

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edders23
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sundays here are rate 2 BUT all my regulars are charged rate 1 sunday and Monday because on bank holidays a lot of other taxis will charge rate 1 only to get the work which is usually very thin on the ground
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Nigel
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:41 am 
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sundays here are rate 2 BUT all my regulars are charged rate 1 sunday and Monday because on bank holidays a lot of other taxis will charge rate 1 only to get the work which is usually very thin on the ground


Ask your customers what rate they'll be on if they worked a Bank Holiday? You'll find they'll be on double time with an extra day added to their holiday entitlement so basically they are on treble time.

If punters want a cab on a Bank Holiday they pay the going rate IMO.
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nearly 40% of all the calls I had today were people shopping around to see which cab firm would give them the best price that is how it is round here either you do the work cheap or you get none!!The punters have the upper hand its a matter of how cheap you think you can go and still make a living I probably earn about half what i used to 10 years ago !
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Sussex
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edders23 wrote:
sundays here are rate 2 BUT all my regulars are charged rate 1 sunday and Monday because on bank holidays a lot of other taxis will charge rate 1 only to get the work which is usually very thin on the ground

I take it you don't have calendar controlled meters? :?

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captain cab
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Sussex wrote:
edders23 wrote:
sundays here are rate 2 BUT all my regulars are charged rate 1 sunday and Monday because on bank holidays a lot of other taxis will charge rate 1 only to get the work which is usually very thin on the ground

I take it you don't have calendar controlled meters? :?


We dont, and tbh I dont like the idea......but I've got one in my cab and I had a number of customers yesterday say my fare was cheap compared to the cab they got earlier in the day.

Enough said and I think I was wrong in me belief.

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