{"id":14157,"date":"2019-10-23T10:58:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T10:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staxi.nl\/2019\/10\/23\/how-taximeters-work\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:52:19","slug":"how-taximeters-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.staxi.nl\/en\/how-taximeters-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How Taximeters Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14157\" class=\"elementor elementor-14157 elementor-14120\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b746e26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b746e26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adb6654\" data-id=\"adb6654\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e0cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90e0cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Taximeter (noun) taxi\u00b7\u200bme\u00b7\u200bter | \\ \u02c8tak-s\u0113-\u02ccm\u0113-t\u0259r \\ an instrument for use in a hired vehicle (such as a taxicab) for automatically showing the fare due<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-364d47e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"364d47e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dda5ea0\" data-id=\"4dda5ea0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5810da16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5810da16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That&#8217;s the Merriam-Webster&#8217;s online dictionary entry for the word taximeter. Did you ever think the first known use of this word was in 1894? A taximeter is a device that calculates the price for your taxi ride. How does it work and what are laws and regulations for this device?<\/p><h2>What is a taximeter?<\/h2><p>A taximeter is a calibrated and annually inspected device that calculates the price for your taxi ride. Three elements determine the final meter price:<\/p><ul><li>Boarding rate;<\/li><li>Mileage rate;<\/li><li>Time rate.<\/li><\/ul><p>The Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management determines the maximum rates for these three components each year.<\/p><p>A taxi company is not obliged to drive at maximum rates. It may, therefore, happen that at company X a kilometer by taxi is more expensive than at company Y. In practice, this is hardly ever the case in Amsterdam.<\/p><h2>The history of the taximeter<\/h2><p>German-born Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Bruhn (1853-1927) invented the taximeter in 1891. In 1897, Bruhn&#8217;s compatriot Gottlieb Daimler was the first to build a taxi equipped with a taximeter: the Daimler Victoria. Daimler&#8217;s company ultimately gave rise to Mercedes-Benz.<\/p><div id=\"attachment_33325\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33325\" class=\"wp-image-33325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staxi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Taximeter.png\" alt=\"Taximeter\" width=\"350\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.staxi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Taximeter.png 800w, https:\/\/www.staxi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Taximeter-768x620.png 768w, https:\/\/www.staxi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Taximeter-379x306.png 379w, https:\/\/www.staxi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Taximeter-660x533.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;\">An old mechanical taximeter. Photo by <a title=\"User:Tamorlan\" href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Tamorlan\">Tamorlan<\/a> &#8211; <span class=\"int-own-work\" lang=\"en\">Own work<\/span>, <a title=\"Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=6395913\">Link<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div><p>The first taxi parameters were mechanical and mounted above the driver&#8217;s front wheel. That wasn&#8217;t very handy; the customer couldn&#8217;t see what rate the meter was charging. Soon the meters were moved inside, in the taxi.<\/p><p>The electronic meter was introduced in the 1980s. The once familiar ticking sound of the meter&#8217;s timing mechanism disappeared as a result.<\/p><h2>How a taximeter works<\/h2><p>Taximeters determine the distance travelled and the elapsed time of your taxi ride. The apparatus uses electric pulses to calculate the distance. A sensor attached to the car&#8217;s transmission system sends pulses to the taximeter each time the taxi travels a certain distance.<\/p><p><strong>Example:<\/strong> Our imaginary sensor sends a pulse to the taximeter for every centimeter travelled. However, not every centimeter is added to the fare. Our hypothetical taximeter does not increase the fare until 100 metres have been covered. In this example, you pay for every 100 metres that you have driven in a taxi.<\/p><p>When calibrating the taximeter, the mechanic determines how many speed pulses the distance sensor delivers at a distance of one kilometer. This number is used by the device to carry out the rate calculations.<\/p><p>As soon as the driver starts his meter, it records the time at which it was activated. Once the driver stops the meter, the computer calculates the time in between. The taximeter uses this metric, together with the total amount of speed pulses sent, to calculate the final fare.<\/p><div id=\"attachment_33393\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33393\" class=\"wp-image-33393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staxi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Taxi_costs.png\" alt=\"A metered fare can turn out to be much higher than expected\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.staxi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Taxi_costs.png 800w, https:\/\/www.staxi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Taxi_costs-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.staxi.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Taxi_costs-460x306.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;\">The metered fare often turns out higher than you&#8217;ve hoped for!<\/em><\/p><\/div><h2>Laws and regulations<\/h2><p>The taximeter is mandatory for drivers who operate on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staxi.nl\/en\/hail-or-pre-book-a-taxi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taxi-hailing market<\/a>. Drivers that do pre-booked rides for which no price agreement has been made in advance need a meter as well.<\/p><p>As of January 1<sup>st<\/sup> 2016, a taximeter is no longer mandatory if the driver(s) of the vehicle only arrange trips for which &#8220;a fixed rate has been agreed in advance with the consumer in a manner that is recognisable and transparent&#8221;. For example, a driver can only use his or her taxi for carrying out subsidised taxi transport.<\/p><p>If a driver is active on the hailing market (i.e. if he drives from taxi stands or takes &#8216;hands&#8217; on the street), he must have taxi fare cards in the taxi. On these information cards, you can see what the exact rates are that this driver uses.<\/p><h2>Staxi: metered fare versus fixed fare<\/h2><p>Of course, you can hail a Staxi on the street or take one from a taxi rank. However, if you know in advance that you need a taxi, then it is worth making a reservation with us. 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