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Old October 18th 16, 02:59 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Mark Bestley[_2_] Mark Bestley[_2_] is offline
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Default Taxi drivers protest outside TfL

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On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:02:33 +0100
"tim..." wrote:
"David Walters" wrote in message
I'm not sure if it has happened already or not but TfL want the fare
paid to be the same regardless of cash or card with no surcharge.

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/pr...ber/mayor-and-
tfl-co
firm-card-and-contactless-payments-will-be-accepted-by-london-taxis

That's not unreasonable, but CC charges are not 5%


They're 0% in most shops. You don't expect to pay more for your shopping
at Tesco if you use a CC rather than debit or cash. The supermarket
swallows the cost since its more than made up for by the greater custom
because of it. Perhaps something the cabbies should bear in mind.


Ansd as amore direct comparison Trains charge the same for cash and
credit cards


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Mark