"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
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It's a shame a driver can't stop the meter sometimes.

I called one once and a cab came quickly. The driver
needed the loo & I told him I didn't mind his popping
off to a nearby gents. He couldn't stop the meter though...

Was this a taxicard job? If the job stayed within the taxicard limit, it
would be the council who paid for his pee time, not you... and if the jouney
went over the taxicard limit, he could easily just reduce the cash he
demanded from you by an appropriate amount.

If it was a credit card job, there's nothing to stop him phoning a meter
reduction through to the call centre after the job is over.

I really wish the call centre were in London though.

And staffed with cab drivers who have lost their licences for medical or
other reasons.

"John Rowland" typed

Was this a taxicard job?

Yes.

Northwick Park Hospital - home.

If the job stayed within the taxicard limit, it
would be the council who paid for his pee time, not you... and if the
jouney
went over the taxicard limit, he could easily just reduce the cash he
demanded from you by an appropriate amount.

I went for the double swipe, but only paid the £1.50 once, so that was a
small reduction. The driver was entirely reasonable. It just seems a
pity he couldn't stop/suspend his meter for a wait that was for his
personal 'convenience'.

I wouldn't have bothered with a second swipe if the meter reading had
only been marginally over my borough limit, which it usually is for such
a trip.

If it was a credit card job, there's nothing to stop him phoning a meter
reduction through to the call centre after the job is over.

I really wish the call centre were in London though.

And staffed with cab drivers who have lost their licences for medical or
other reasons.

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.