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On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:34:06 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:
>>Acceptable margin is 5 percent, most will get away with 8, 9 or (at a
>>push - and if they're not too stroppy) 10 percent.
>>
>>Not really that good for Tim (or taxi passengers!)
>
>ISTR the meter being potentially more accurate than that. worth asking the
>taximeter makers.
They used to be very accurate - but now on installation (as new) can
be within 2 percent, when tested in use, 5 percent.
I'd have to dig my notes out from a training day a few years ago to
pin down any references (unless the regs have reverted in the
interim).
Thankfully such licensing issues are now the remit of local
authorities.
--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005
<[email protected]> wrote:
>>Acceptable margin is 5 percent, most will get away with 8, 9 or (at a
>>push - and if they're not too stroppy) 10 percent.
>>
>>Not really that good for Tim (or taxi passengers!)
>
>ISTR the meter being potentially more accurate than that. worth asking the
>taximeter makers.
They used to be very accurate - but now on installation (as new) can
be within 2 percent, when tested in use, 5 percent.
I'd have to dig my notes out from a training day a few years ago to
pin down any references (unless the regs have reverted in the
interim).
Thankfully such licensing issues are now the remit of local
authorities.
--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005
