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Offline Belker

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #45 on: January 10, 2018, 01:07:50 pm »
I'm still younger and fitter than you ya old fuck

That may well be true (and the Grand-dad stuff I'm deeply jealous of),
but I can still speel a better yarn than anyone else on here !

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #46 on: January 10, 2018, 01:12:30 pm »
Do yis all use the same installer down there?

The clock is always corrected when it's reprogrammed, hardly FOC when you're handing over 75 notes for 3.5 minutes of the programmer's time.

Prob around 4 installers in Cork.

Who ?
Tadgh O' Shea Gone !
Liz Guerin Gone !

Dave o Connor
Declan Moone
Eugene

That’s 3
Can’t think of the other blokes name

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #47 on: January 10, 2018, 03:50:27 pm »
My Hale meter clock loses about a minute and a half per year, If'n ya ask em nicely then
they will set the clock forward by a few minutes.

Mine gains, about 18.69 mins fast ATM. You can zero it weekly to keep it right if you can be arsed.

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #48 on: January 10, 2018, 03:51:45 pm »
The installers get about a Score per cab, Legal Meterology and the NTA share the remainder of the Spoils !

I think they're pulling the wool over your eyes there. Legal Metrology get their cut from you, c.€90.

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #49 on: January 10, 2018, 05:46:43 pm »
The installer gets everything.
He just pays out for the chip for the new program.

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #50 on: January 10, 2018, 06:40:12 pm »
The installer gets everything.
He just pays out for the chip for the new program.

Indeed Jack....but i'd love to know what the programmers charge the installers for that chip?
I remember a few years back the queue at SDA,the road into Dolphin Hse and back down to the yard,constant flow of cars over a few days...if not weeks!!

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #51 on: January 10, 2018, 06:46:17 pm »
They prob buy them in cards of maybe 10 chips.
Around 5 euros per chip I’d say.

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #52 on: January 10, 2018, 07:06:19 pm »
The guy doin mine had his on a keyring,just plugged it in for a minute or so and that was it...60 bucks...they don't do much please or thanks in SDA.

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #53 on: January 10, 2018, 07:41:54 pm »
I suppose it’s their Christmas.
How often do you see the meter guy ?
Once every few years, when you change your car and price increase.
May as well ride you every time they see you.

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #54 on: January 11, 2018, 01:42:39 am »
I've found SDA good to deal with from a customer service perspective in recent years. I didn't like them for a while after some gurrier took a screwdriver to the centre console of trigger's brush back in 2004 when she was brand new and when I pointed out the damage I was met with sure it's a fukkin taxi it's gonna get scratched a bit, etc...

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #55 on: January 11, 2018, 12:17:59 pm »
My Hale meter clock loses about a minute and a half per year, If'n ya ask em nicely then
they will set the clock forward by a few minutes.

Mine gains, about 18.69 mins fast ATM. You can zero it weekly to keep it right if you can be arsed.

Ya can't change or update the clock manually on a Hale meter.
The seal needs to be broken by the installer to update the clock.

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #56 on: January 11, 2018, 02:34:07 pm »
You can adjust for up to 2 mins at the top of the hour once or twice a week. I wasn't asking you, I was telling you.

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #57 on: January 11, 2018, 04:15:25 pm »
You can adjust for up to 2 mins at the top of the hour once or twice a week. I wasn't asking you, I was telling you.

No ya can't ! This has been well 'trashed out' before on Roy's
and I have checked every Hale website fer more imfo.
I have even checked it out with my meter installer.
You cannot manually adjust the meter clock on the Hale meter
that I have (Microtax 05 version).

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #58 on: January 11, 2018, 06:50:42 pm »
You can... again it wasn't a question. With the time displayed (within two minutes of xx:00) press the top right and bottom left buttons simultaneously. If that doesn't work press the top left and bottom right buttons simultaneously. I can't remember which pair it is because it's about 5 years and 3 months since I done it last.

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Re: Taxi meter re programming
« Reply #59 on: January 11, 2018, 08:03:54 pm »
Thought you could adjust all meters by + or - 2 mins once a week

 


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