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wannabeeahack
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actually, my experience is that a meter yields a bigger fare than any guessing game, plus at the end of any trip the punter has the meter as a reference, plus they can watch it rack up a fare

if they werent £200+ plus fitting id have one
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skippy41
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Simple answer to the problem, give the punter a slight over estimate, get the fare upfront, and run the meter and give them the change if any
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cabbyman
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This reflects the same debate I'm having locally as mentioned at the beginning. No one can come up with the complete answer.

Maybe one of my local colleagues will contribute to the debate.
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wannabeeahack
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skippy41 wrote:
Simple answer to the problem, give the punter a slight over estimate, get the fare upfront, and run the meter and give them the change if any


what did i say?...

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i used to state a fare, and play the odds, putting the meter on and telling punters if its less ill charge less, but if its more i wont charge more (than the agreed fare)....they seemed to like the odds



same thing
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blackpool
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My estimates for out of borough jobs are never near the metered fare .If they were id use it !
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