D.C. Taxicab Drivers Seek Injunction to Block Meters
posted 7:43 am Thu April 24, 2008 - WASHINGTON
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D.C. taxicab drivers are requesting an injunction to block the implementation of a meter fare system pending an appeal. Their case will be heard on Friday in D.C. Superior Court.
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced Tuesday, one day after a judge upheld his order for all taxis to be equipped with meters, that drivers caught in May without meters will receive a warning ticket. They must then install a meter or receive a $1,000 fine.
Beginning June 1, drivers without meters will be fined each time they are caught. Taxi inspectors will conduct spot checks and the police department will assist them.
Taxi fares in D.C. are currently based on geographic zones. Critics of the system say it's confusing, particularly to out-of-town visitors.
Latest Comment on D.C. Taxicab Drivers Seek Injunction to Block Meters
Christiana
5:30 pm on 04/25/08
What the Cabbies want is not to rip off any one but they are opposed to having their income cut by the unfair meter fare that the Mayor has put. The new fare will cut their income by about 45%. These people want to make liveable wages. They do infact want to have the meters. They have families and have bought houses. I think this new fare system will force hundreds to a few thousand into forclosures which will be devastating for the housing market in the Metropolitan area.
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