Taxi charge

footplate1, Feb 13, 4:03pm
Can a taxi driver legally charge extra for paying a fare by EFTPOS!
carmedic, Feb 13, 4:06pm
I can see no reason why not provided he discloses the extra charge prior to the commencement of the fair.
40wav, Feb 13, 4:07pm
Shops dont.
neo_psy, Feb 13, 4:12pm
EFTPOS, I'm not sure they can.

I think they can for Credit Cards, but as carmedic said, it should be disclosed.
footplate1, Feb 13, 4:13pm
Happened to me when I was down in Wellington, last night.I didn't see the usually displayed charge card - it may have been shown - but we certainly not warned of the charge until paying.

Tradesmen visiting home with EFTPOS have never levied an additional charge.

Thanks
sw20, Feb 13, 4:25pm
The food caravans at the motor racing last weekend had a $2 surcharge for Eftpos. Was clearly posted in signage.

I would have thought commonsense prevailed in situations like these and you would carry cash.
footplate1, Feb 13, 4:34pm
How many people carry much cash, these days!Certainly not struck it with Auckland taxis.Just shows the penalty of not catching a regular company's car.Some of the cars now blend with the combined and co-op cars.
socram, Feb 13, 5:14pm
Nothing worse than a long queue at an event and people dick around with
Eftpos.

I'll take a Murph's pie please. $4 passed over, job done.What is so difficult about that!

Eftpos/Visa is for when you spy a book or a model you want at an event and don't have the pile of cash handy.A $20 note - even in my racesuit - is no big deal and normally well covers the food and drink for the day.

Taxis are a rip off anyway!We went to an afternoon show in Auckland last Saturday.We didn't know the last ferry back was 5:55pm and had left our car at the ferry!

Wife approached a taxi driver for a quote for Birkenhead whilst we were waiting for the bus.His answer!"How much have you got!."

Quoted $30.No thanks.$25!No thanks.

Sat around hoping we'd change our mind, clogging up the traffic for ages.

Bus fare for three of us was $13.50 and a very enjoyable run too!
sw20, Feb 13, 5:32pm
Quite possibly. However it was clearly stated.

I carry a decent sum of cash with me most of the time. After the EQ here you never know when you may need it. No power = no eftpos = runs on cash machines if they are actually working.
bitsy_boffin, Feb 13, 5:40pm
You'd think they would WANT people to pay by EFTPOS.More people paying by EFTPOS the less cash they end up carrying.
m16d, Feb 13, 5:53pm
Yer but the more cash, the less tax they have to pay.
electro2000, Feb 13, 6:38pm
It's not all badthey are not ripping you off merely covering the costs of having a pos terminal in the car . They are not free and attract on going costs to runThe device etc is leased off a company like taxi chargeit is normally not an individual choicebut the taxi company will require it , As well as applicableEftpos charges there is air time /data charges to the telco provider . Ive had quite a bit to do with taxi companies setting up data dispatch systemsthe owner drivers find it increasingly hard to make a living esp paying huge Levey's to cover the cost of these systems to make the service smarter for the customers .
socram, Apr 13, 7:41pm
The taxi drivers will presumably still be paying the rental, whether they use the Eftpos or not.Same applies to Visa terminals.For them you pay a rental charge, plus a 'user/account' charge that amounts to about $20 a month, plus a transaction fee that varies according to many factors but can be up to about 4.2% per transaction.Mobile is extra.

Visa users are now allowed to charge for the processing fee and so now the value of Airpoints/rewards has been totally negated as the surcharge is now often more than the loyalty credit!