Author: Mike HughesMike Hughes Date: May 7, 2007 12:08
>> In message 4ax.com>, Cheeky
>> privacy.net> writes>
>Thanks for a very informative explanation.
>
>> As an example I recently brought 4 visitors from Heathrow to Earls Court.
>> Metered fare was £48. They'd booked a minicab who'd let them down, charge
>> of £65.
>
>Your use of "metered fare" (presumably relating to the taxi) suggests that
>the minicab wasn't metered. Are you saying that minicabs don't charge by
>metered distance in the way that taxis do? So how do they arrive at the fare
>for the journey?
Anything they think they can get away with :-) Most seem to charge by
mileage with some charging more at busy periods and less at quiet ones.
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