London Black Cabs - fiddling the fares?

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the link - interesting reading. Perhaps I should time the journeys as well. I still don't see how there can be 33% deviation though.

shellsuit

£2.20 minimum fare in London? Are you sure?

It's £2.60 here for a black cab and I'm on the Wirral, over the Mersey from Liverpool.

MrsE_2

Deleted_User wrote: »

Thanks for the link - interesting reading. Perhaps I should time the journeys as well. I still don't see how there can be 33% deviation though.

How do you do a start & end rural journey in a London black cab?

[Deleted User]

Yes, 100%. The minimum fare in London is £2.20.

[Deleted User]

MrsE wrote: »

How do you do a start & end rural journey in a London black cab?

I live on the very distant boundary of zone 6. It's not 'rural' as in Emmerdale, but it's definitely not built-up and I can assure you the journey home is always traffic-free!

dontgetbeaten

Makesure the driver turns the meter on when you get in the cab, check the extras aswell, some might charge extra to pick up from train stations, the meter should also be sealed, so no tampering, if this was the case you can report them to PCO office. The meter should only run when the wheels are moving, or when you are stationary,this is classed as waiting time, yes even if your at a level crossing it still ticks over, if your not happy with this then book a mini cab and get a set fare..

ShaneUK

One more point - is the meter always been at £0 when you get in? Some do (or used to) charge "waiting time", or add this on at the end.

Proc

The moment I start using a spreadsheet to plot taxi journey fares will be about the same time my wife leaves me.

hartcjhart

Proc wrote: »

The moment I start using a spreadsheet to plot taxi journey fares will be about the same time my wife leaves me.

well said

I know this is a money saving site BUT this beggars belief,has the OP calculated on his spread sheet the cost of his time and ink that he is wasting

baza52

less than a mile.
why not walk?