Which is NOT a legal basis for calculating fare with a taximeter?

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Which is NOT a legal basis for calculating fare with a taximeter?

The amount charged by a taximeter is driven by measurable ride factors like distance and geography, not by how long the ride itself takes. Distances traveled and zones traversed translate directly into a fare because they reflect the actual work of transporting a passenger from point A to point B. Some tariffs also include a time factor only as a waiting or delay charge, not as the main basis for the fare. In other words, you don’t price the ride purely by elapsed minutes; you price it by how far you went (and which zones you crossed), with any time component added only as a supplementary waiting charge. That’s why time elapsed by itself isn’t a legal basis for calculating the base fare.

The amount charged by a taximeter is driven by measurable ride factors like distance and geography, not by how long the ride itself takes. Distances traveled and zones traversed translate directly into a fare because they reflect the actual work of transporting a passenger from point A to point B. Some tariffs also include a time factor only as a waiting or delay charge, not as the main basis for the fare. In other words, you don’t price the ride purely by elapsed minutes; you price it by how far you went (and which zones you crossed), with any time component added only as a supplementary waiting charge. That’s why time elapsed by itself isn’t a legal basis for calculating the base fare.

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