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taxi

a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that may be hired, along with its driver, to carry passengers to any specified destination

Taxi

a motor vehicle that transports passengers or freight for a fare based on the reading of a taximeter. Taxis first appeared in London in 1903 and in St. Petersburg in 1907. Taxis may be production passenger cars, trucks, or dual-purpose vehicles, or they may be vehicles specially designed for taxi service, with larger baggage compartments, heavy-duty door hinges and locks, and other special features. Minibuses also provide a type of taxi service. They travel over specific routes and make stops according to a timetable, and passengers are charged a standard fare.

taxi

(1) See transportation network company.

(2) (TAXI) (Transparent Asynchronous Transmitter/Receiver Interface) A 100 Mbps ATM transmission standard defined by the ATM Forum.

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The ACCC is concerned that this requirement will shut out opportunities for Cabcharge s competitors to provide non-cash payment processing services to ihail customers, and that this would significantly reduce competition between taxi payment processing providers more generally because emerging providers would have a reduced customer base that they could compete to supply, Mr Sims said.

Australia : ACCC proposes to deny authorisation of ihail taxi booking app

The move to increase the number of taxis was taken in connection with the growing demand for the service, with statistics showing that taxis in Dubai had made about 109 million trips serving more than 217.

3,268 cabs to join Dubai Taxi fleet

Meanwhile, another taxi passenger has been in touch with WalesOnline to complain about how she has been refused up to five times a week trying to get home from work in the city centre in the early hours of the morning.

Taxi firm refused me a 4am lift home, claims female DJ

Wirecard will provide Premier Taxis with a fully integrated suite of payment solutions, enabling taxis to accept payments with MasterCard, PayPass, American Express, JCB, UnionPay, Diners, NETS Debit and FlashPay and ez-link cards.

Wirecard and Premier Taxis Partner for Next Generation Taxi Payment Infrastructure

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A1 Taxis Offered Lowest Fare Policy for Airport Transfer and Executive Travel Services All Over UK

com/ ) Uber mentioned in its Web site that the app is a taxi sharing service where passengers can just tap the app in the smart mobile phone, ride the cab upon pick-up, and pay the set bill on the mobile phone as well.

Five Reasons Behind the Uber Taxi App Strike Across Europe

He said that keeping in mind the limited users of smartphones in the country, Easy Taxi also has a phone number and a 24/7 functional customer service center.

Easy Taxi service launched in Karachi after LHR, KHI

The Top Taxi project runs until early December this year.

Is there a top taxi?

The app makes ordering a taxi a much easier experience.

Easy Taxi app is aptly named

Statistics reveal that most taxi companies in the Kingdom have their own workshops for repairs and maintenance.

Taxi drivers find it difficult to make ends meet

The charges follow an incident where two girls got into a car they believed to be a taxi.

Sexual assault charge is heard

Taking XPRESS through the all-new journey, Ahmad Hashem Bahrozyan, CEO, Licensing Agency, said passengers can expect to do everything from "shaking" down a taxi to checking flights on board and paying by credit or NoL cards.