Sentence examples for cab meter from inspiring English sources

Taxi associations argue that black cab meter rates are fixed, whereas Uber's fares are set by the company, which enables it to charge a "surge" fee during busy periods.

"Maaxi will decrease prices then because the number of people going in the same direction is quite high and, therefore, we can get people a ride for a quarter of the price on a black cab meter, whereas Uber will charge more than a cab".

"Where is the cab meter?" my friend asked.

Cab meters clock up heady charges.

With entry fees regularly exceeding €50, drinks rarely going for less than €15 and cab meters ticking away like Ritchie Hawtin bangers, Ibiza is all frills.

With entry fees regularly exceeding €50 ($64), drinks rarely going for less than €15 ($19) and cab meters ticking away like Ritchie Hawtin bangers, Ibiza is all frills.

They're pissed off because TfL licensed Uber as a private hire car company but Uber doesn't exactly act like one, given that they calculate their fares based on time and mileage – not so different from black cab meters.

"We've gone to the high court to get a ruling on this, and the issue is basically: is the driver's mobile in the cab equivalent to a taxi meter?

The app works out the cost of journeys and cab drivers say it is the same as using a taxi meter, which only black cabs are legally entitled to use.

Though drivers were permitted to begin collecting the higher rates beginning early Tuesday, they were not permitted to do so until their cabs' meters were recalibrated.

The cabs' meters, equipped with GPS devices, do not operate if a driver tries to begin a trip within the area of Manhattan designated for yellow cabs, though a driver can drop off passengers anywhere in the city.