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Old Mar 4, 2014, 6:58 am
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Originally Posted by Tchiowa
You can also clearly see on most meters the accumulated wait time and mileage. Small numbers, but they can be seen. Should be 0/0. Of course some taxis may argue (as they do in the states) that if a hotel flags them down and they stop and agree to the fare, they are on the clock while you are loading and getting in.
They should be seen but a handful of taxis i've taken recently had one OR the other or neither functioning. Since the routes being traveled were known well to me it really didn't matter in the long run.... but it sure made for interesting conversation once at my destination.
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