before I order a taxi meter or toplight?
WE SUGGEST YOU PRINT THIS PAGE, FILL IT OUT COMPLETELY, THEN CALL 760-345-4347:
YOU WILL FIND A CHART OF RATES USED IN NUMEROUS CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY BY CLICKING HERE:
What information do I need to have handy
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before I order a taxi meter or toplight?
WE SUGGEST YOU PRINT THIS PAGE, FILL IT OUT COMPLETELY, THEN CALL
760-345-4347:
YOU WILL FIND A CHART OF RATES
USED IN NUMEROUS CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY BY CLICKING HERE:
Local Rates for the meter: INITIAL "FLAG DROP" FEE $_____________ , PER MILE RATE $_____________
FRACTION OF A MILE INCREMENT USED: 1/10, 1/9, 1/8, 1/7, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, _______, (circle one)
EXTRAS (FLAT FEE, IF USED) $ _____________ WAITING CHARGE PER HOUR
$____________
The "Drop Fee" is the initial amount of money,
that appears immediately when you turn the meter on. Old mechanical
meters were
started
by pulling a handle that looked like a mailbox flag, so the term "FLAG DROP"
became popular.
The handles are gone, but not the term
"FLAG DROP FEE". The usual drop fee runs between $1.50 and $2.50
depending upon
your market area, with the mileage fee in the range
of $1.50 to $2.25. For a chart of typical rates , click
here. Of course, your local market level, opposition rates (what do other
local cabs charge?) and limits of the law
and perhaps local regulations
will help you set these numbers. The fraction is the distance
such as 1/10 mile which
you will travel before the money increments. If you
charge $2.00 per mile and you choose 1/10 mile increment,
every time you have gone 1/10th mile, the meter will add 20-cents to the fare.
Extras is a flat fee charged to recover
fees you must pay,
such as toll bridges, airport line fees, or one way-trip charges. Suppose you
have a military base 58
miles away, and you frequently take
soldiers there and come back empty. You might have EXTRAS set for $8.00 to help
recover the gasoline for the return trip. Waiting time
is what you collect while waiting for the client when he says,
"Stop here for a
moment, and leave the meter running." Maybe $20.00 or $30.00 per hour.
MAKE OF VEHICLE ____________ MODEL ________________________ YEAR
______________
DOES IT HAVE [__] CRUISE CONTROL [__] ROOF RACK [__] SUN ROOF OR MOON-ROOF WINDOW
LOCAL REGULATIONS: ARE YOU REQUIRED TO HAVE SPECIAL LIGHTS, MARKERS, SIGNS
ETC. ON YOUR TOPLIGHT? MUST YOUR TOPLIGHT BE A SPECIAL COLOR SUCH AS YELLOW
OR ORANGE OR WHITE, AND DOES YOUR REGULATOR RESTRICT LETTERING TO A SPECIAL
SIZE?
This light has amber markers to indicate hired or vacant, also has vacant cap at
top.
Will you need Checker Tape or other special markings?
Colors for Toplights
Typical Taximeter: Buttons are
"HIRED", "TIME OFF", "EXTRAS", "RATE"
HIRED TURNS THE METER ON AND OFF, TIME OFF STOPS THE
METER FROM CHARGING WHILE YOU ARE WAITING, OR TURNS IT
BACK ON TO CHARGE TIME FEES, EXTRAS CHARGES THE FLAT RATE FEE FOR SPECIAL
CIRCUMSTANCES (SEE ABOVE), AND RATE
SELECTS THE RATE TO BE USED. YOU CAN HAVE UP TO EIGHT DIFFERENT RATES IN YOUR
METER, AS MIGHT BE REQUIRED FOR
SPECIAL RATES REQUIRED IN A CITY OR PARTICULAR ZONE.
 When ordering a taxi meter from us, please e-mail us your rates so we can pre-program the meter for you before shipping. fred@taxicabelectronics.com is the address. |
SOME TAXIMETERS ARE BUILT WITH AN INTEGRATED PRINTER, WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO PRINT RECEIPTS FOR CLIENTS, PRINT OUT YOUR DAILY STATISTICS, AND WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT ATTACHED, TO ACCEPT AND PRINT CREDIT CARD SALES RECEIPTS AND SIGN-ABLE SLIPS. If you plan to use a printing taximeter, you will need to work out the company information that will be included on the printed slips. This includes four lines of information , two which appear at the top of the slip, and two at the bottom. Each line has 16 characters including spaces and commas etc. Here's a tip: spaces at the beginning and end of a line will help you center the information on the slip. Use this chart to fill out the printing material:
If you purchase an instruction package with your new meter, we will be sure to include complete instructions for changing your message at a later time if necessary. Instruction Packages are not returnable or refundable since they are customized for your installation. |