Cheapest new Taxi Meter & Printer

[Panel]

All prices include fare increase

€550 Albreen mirror meter from mechanic 24 supply & fit

€550 microtax 06 from mechanic 24 supply & fit


Waiting to hear back from a few other suppliers.. I’ll report back me findings

[Belker]

Your current Hale MCT 05 or 05+ will work up till 31st Dec 2024 or 31st Dec 2025.

BUT if'n you were to buy a new meter after the fare increase on 1st December 2024 then it would be rich fer an installer to charge you the €150 fer the now current meter program ??  As all your buying after Dec 1st is the meter with the current program ??

If'n you have your reseal date fer Dec that can easily be rescheduled up to 2 or 3 days before the appointment free of charge.

[Belker]

Personally I bit the bullet today and paid €600 fer a nua Alberen + printer with the nua fare installed rather than be pricking about to save a few quid and doing more appointments. Reseal booked and paid fer on 5th Dec. All Done.

[Panel]

I haven’t gotten the update yet or parted with hard earned.

Gonna research the market before I part, I’m not gone on the mirror meters and would much prefer the dashboard meter, so that has to be cheaper.

Noel Byrne is on me telephone list next.

[Panel]

All prices include fare increase

€550 Albreen mirror meter from mechanic 24 supply & fit

€550 microtax 06 from mechanic 24 supply & fit


Waiting to hear back from a few other suppliers.. I’ll report back me findings

€550 Semitron dashboard meter from skan taxi centre

€650 Semitron mirror meter from skan taxi centre

[Belker]

I haven’t gotten the update yet or parted with hard earned.

Gonna research the market before I part, I’m not gone on the mirror meters and would much prefer the dashboard meter, so that has to be cheaper.

Noel Byrne is on me telephone list next.

I was never a Fan of the mirror meter either, but after only a day it's very unexpectedly growing on me ....

Twist and Turn it any way ya want Panel, but it will be close on €700 either side after all is done + reseal.

[Panel]

I haven’t gotten the update yet or parted with hard earned.

Gonna research the market before I part, I’m not gone on the mirror meters and would much prefer the dashboard meter, so that has to be cheaper.

Noel Byrne is on me telephone list next.

I was never a Fan of the mirror meter either, but after only a day it's very unexpectedly growing on me ....

Twist and Turn it any way ya want Panel, but it will be close on €700 either side after all is done + reseal.

You’re correct Ken, but like every small business minimising expenditure is paramount.

There has to be a balance between value, cost, reliability and service life.

[Punter]

I was with Paul --Digitax---600 quid all in --

Got the update 120 spuds--nice cash for 5 min --took longer to fill in form that input the code !

[watty]

I have the mirror meter a few years now. 

One advantage is that it tidies up the interior cabin and the passengers can see the fare so no surprises.  I can see it too so I can double-check I've turned it on 

One disadvantage (maybe just mine) is that it's a bit bulky and you can't flip the 'real' mirror up and down if there's a car behind you blasting out their headlights.  Could be disadvantage for night drivers?

[Shallow Hal]

For a Taxitronic Skyglass Mirror Meter with built in printer and dodgy note detector from Robinsons was €650 last year.

[Belker]

I haven’t gotten the update yet or parted with hard earned.

Gonna research the market before I part, I’m not gone on the mirror meters and would much prefer the dashboard meter, so that has to be cheaper.

Noel Byrne is on me telephone list next.

I was never a Fan of the mirror meter either, but after only a day it's very unexpectedly growing on me ....

Twist and Turn it any way ya want Panel, but it will be close on €700 either side after all is done + reseal.

You’re correct Ken, but like every small business minimising expenditure is paramount.

There has to be a balance between value, cost, reliability and service life.

Minimising appointments is more important to me (within reason).

Again Thanks to yourself and Stephen fer pointing out the Hale microtax deficiencies, I think my installer would have inputed the nua code in to my old Hale tomorrow without telling me that it only was good to go fer another year, because like Mechanic 24 who did Stephen's they did not know themselves.

[Panel]

All prices include fare increase

€550 Albreen mirror meter from mechanic 24 supply & fit

€550 microtax 06 from mechanic 24 supply & fit


Waiting to hear back from a few other suppliers.. I’ll report back me findings

€550 Semitron dashboard meter from skan taxi centre

€650 Semitron mirror meter from skan taxi centre

€650 digitax F1 dashboard meter Paul Whelan in Kinsealy

[Belker]

All prices include fare increase

€550 Albreen mirror meter from mechanic 24 supply & fit

€550 microtax 06 from mechanic 24 supply & fit


Waiting to hear back from a few other suppliers.. I’ll report back me findings

€550 Semitron dashboard meter from skan taxi centre

€650 Semitron mirror meter from skan taxi centre

€650 digitax F1 dashboard meter Paul Whelan in Kinsealy

Are these meters New or 2nd hand ?
Did you ask how long the current program/s will last in these meters ?

[Panel]

All prices include fare increase

€550 Albreen mirror meter from mechanic 24 supply & fit

€550 microtax 06 from mechanic 24 supply & fit


Waiting to hear back from a few other suppliers.. I’ll report back me findings

€550 Semitron dashboard meter from skan taxi centre

€650 Semitron mirror meter from skan taxi centre

€650 digitax F1 dashboard meter Paul Whelan in Kinsealy

Are these meters New or 2nd hand ?
Did you ask how long the current program/s will last in these meters ?

Semitrons would be new, I didn’t seek clarification from Paul, but a second hand digitax would be better than any other new meter. Only digitax that can’t take a update is the antiquated ET806 which is long dead along with my kinzle Argo soon to be joined by my microtax MCT05+

[Belker]

If going 2nd hand then defo check to see how long the current program/s will last. We both got a Kick in de Bollix when it turned out the old Hale MCT 05+ would be defunct in a years time.

I see the Hale microtax 06 on your list, if'n the MCT 05 is gone this year and the MCT 05+ is gone next year, then I wouldn't be holding out too much hope on the MCT 06 lasting too much longer.