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On the meter Rambo.....

No way. £250 in hand before we leave.

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A member of the Hire or Reward Industry

I suspect the punter didn't really care too much as he had every intention of getting the money back off you.

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IDFIMH

If I was going 65 miles outside London, I'd have the money up front as well.

I would however run it on the meter, as then no one goes short.

65 miles would come in about the £190 mark.

If I was on £95 an hour, I would have retired at 36.

Both fares are about right. Tarrif 3 being the most expensive rate.

Depends which one of the 5 acceptable routes the relevant drivers take.

Taxi's from the dome are done by suburban drivers who have a far better working knowledge of their patch than I do.

The same applies when you reverse the situation.

So basically the driver has done nothing wrong. A london taxi driver does NOT have to do a journey of 65 miles, because london taxi drivers don't do 65 mile journeys on a regular basis the driver has priced it at what he thinks it will be worth.

I also would get the money up front.

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stressed controller!!!

Like anywhere, we live in a free market when it comes to fares outside the MPD.

The driver could have quoted £900 if he wanted, perhaps he did'nt want to go that far east / west as he lived out near me?

I've been offered silly season trips to as far away as Sussex land and as far west as Thatcham in Wilts. Great trips, but at 2 in the morning, no thanks, I've got to get back to the top of Herts.
So I'll quote a price that would make the journey worth driving to the south coast and all the way back to London and all the way out to Herts.

Funnily enough they did'nt take me up on the offer.

Anyone who gets stuck in London after the last train, I'd advise you to go to the appropriate station rank, I'll guarantee there will be drivers waiting to bite your hand off for a trip in the right direction at a decent price.

I do Hitchin or Stevenage for £50, it's usually about £90 on the meter.

50 quid !!!!! bargain i hope you dont ever rank up in clapham ....got your new sherbert yet ?

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FORUMS ARE A GOOD PLACE TO LET OFF STEAM ! DONT TAKE LIFE TO SERIOUSLY ..

Not yet.

The TX1's going in for one last attempt to rectify the spongy brakes tomorrow at C&S. If that does'nt work, I give up, the whole braking system has now literaly been replaced.

On top of that, it's starting to hold 1st and 2nd gears. I'm not paying out for a new gear box if they can't solve the brakes.

M&O have a 3 year warranty on a selection of used TX2's, I'll probably go for an 02 reg from that collection.

I went there the other day they said i could have the 02 plate silver model with the chrome grill for 12,000 and i plate it myself and no warrenty it a saving of 7 grand on there price im still thinking about it

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FORUMS ARE A GOOD PLACE TO LET OFF STEAM ! DONT TAKE LIFE TO SERIOUSLY ..

HAVE YOU HAD A LOOK AT THE RUBBER PIPE ON THE THE BACK OF THE ALTERNATER MAKE SURE ITS ALL CLAMPED TIGHT OR IT COULD BE THE ALTERNATOR THEY HAVE A VACUME ON THE BACK ?

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FORUMS ARE A GOOD PLACE TO LET OFF STEAM ! DONT TAKE LIFE TO SERIOUSLY ..