Response from: Q at $1 Million to My Name (Check me out!)

Great idea, but I doubt there's a true taxi service in the world that does this. The closest thing I could think of would be an airport limo service.

Response from: Rueben (Check me out!)

Gidday mate, A businessman I know set up this business in Auckland New Zealand. The company was called Hop-a-cab and the cars were all Green with frogs on them. They had a number of differences to a regular cab including the GPS system which gave exact prices for destinations. This businessman owns car yards and rental cars companies so it was the perfect add on for him. After 6 months however, he closed it down. The reason was he was unable to keep licenced drivers to work in these vehicles... They prefered to work under the ordinary meter system because they made more money.

Response from: Craig (Check me out!)

Washington DC has a map of zones in every cab with rates set by the taxi commission and if you can deal with a map without much detail and know where you are going you can figure out exactly what your fare will cost in advance. And you have the comfort of knowing that even if the cabbie goes "the long way" it won't cost you any extra. And last I heard, Breckenridge, Colorado has true flat rate pricing, but that flat rate is $25, which is a very expensive ride which pretty much eliminates using it for anywhere close. Personally, I prefer the zones.

Response from: hans (Check me out!)

i think it's a good idea, but it's only suitable for developed countries. this is because in those cuntries, the traffic condition is more likely to be predicted.

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