Yes I constantly feel the need to charge less than I should, I guess it must be the samaritan within, trying to break free?
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| Author: | andy fosher [ Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:35 pm ] |
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here in sunny retford (north notts) none of the hackney drivers actually take any notice of the metered fares, for example, if the meter says 5.20 they will charge 4.00, is this the same in other areas or is it just our area that has mind less idiots driving cabs |
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| Author: | GBC [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:09 am ] |
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Yes I constantly feel the need to charge less than I should, I guess it must be the samaritan within, trying to break free?
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:42 am ] |
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andy fosher wrote: is this the same in other areas or is it just our area that has mind less idiots driving cabs
Not in my area. 
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| Author: | jimbo [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:29 am ] |
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I took the wife to a restaurant in Retford recently, and the bill came to £52:00. Rather strangely, the Waitress didn't say "give us £40 for cash" Still, could make good headlines in the local press. "Cabbie tips punters"   
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| Author: | echo15 [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:01 pm ] |
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What shows on the meter is what they pay!
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:25 pm ] |
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Well before JD come in and states what he has time and time before, I would like to remind you that the tariff sheet should read or have on it that the fare is the maximum that can be charged.
Your free to charge anything below that  as long as the meter is on from A to B within your area.
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| Author: | gusmac [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:58 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: Well before JD come in and states what he has time and time before, This is true.
I would like to remind you that the tariff sheet should read or have on it that the fare is the maximum that can be charged.Your free to charge anything below that as long as the meter is on from A to B within your area. However its a dangerous road to be going down. Followed to its natural conclusion, you would have every job going to the lowest bidder and all of us going broke 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: bassetlaw hackney cabs |
andy fosher wrote: here in sunny retford (north notts) none of the hackney drivers actually take any notice of the metered fares, for example, if the meter says 5.20 they will charge 4.00,
Why? 
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| Author: | MR T [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:16 pm ] |
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| Author: | GBC [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:02 pm ] |
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jimbo wrote: I took the wife to a restaurant in Retford recently, and the bill came to £52:00. Rather strangely, the Waitress didn't say "give us £40 for cash"
That's a few portions of KFC there Jimbo. Hope you sat in, opposed to the car park. 
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| Author: | cabby john [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:54 pm ] |
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I think a lot of it depends on how big the City/Town/village is that you live in. The smaller it is, the tighter the trade, and drivers are willing to cut each others throats. In Cardiff I have heard of extremes either way High/Low charges, but when they get in mine and it is within the bounderies, it is what is on the meter, or get another cab. |
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| Author: | TDO [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:15 pm ] |
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Sussex wrote: andy fosher wrote: here in sunny retford (north notts) none of the hackney drivers actually take any notice of the metered fares, for example, if the meter says 5.20 they will charge 4.00, Why? I think what Mr Fosher means is that there's fair discounting going on. Hardly unique to his area, but he portrays it in a rather misleading manner methinks. It's not like someone buying a car displayed at £10k and the salesman says give me £8k (as Mr Fosher portrays it) it's probably more like the car is displayed £10k and the buyer offers £8k, or the taxis market themselves as 20% off. |
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| Author: | TDO [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:18 pm ] |
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jimbo wrote: I took the wife to a restaurant in Retford recently, and the bill came to £52:00. Rather strangely, the Waitress didn't say "give us £40 for cash"
Yes, but restaurants set their own prices and charge accordingly, so in a way your analogy supports what the drivers are doing in Retford. |
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| Author: | TDO [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:22 pm ] |
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gusmac wrote: However its a dangerous road to be going down. Followed to its natural conclusion, you would have every job going to the lowest bidder and all of us going broke I doubt it - drivers generally discount so they can make more money by having more jobs. They're not doing it for charitable purposes. In the grand scheme of things, if everyone discounted every job there would just be less taxis and those remaining would have more work to make up for the lower fares. |
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| Author: | jimbo [ Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:40 pm ] |
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GBC wrote: jimbo wrote: I took the wife to a restaurant in Retford recently, and the bill came to £52:00. Rather strangely, the Waitress didn't say "give us £40 for cash" That's a few portions of KFC there Jimbo. Hope you sat in, opposed to the car park. Harvester, actually. Only the best for my classy missus. |
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