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Old 09-07-2007, 05:34 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nydailynews.com
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At W. 65th St., he pulled over and stopped the meter, automatically registering the end of the trip via GPS. The reporter climbed out and Melendez drove on, not having mentioned the $15 to $45 cabbies such as he who lease must pay weekly toward the new gismos. He also had not mentioned the 5% surcharge drivers pay on each credit card transaction.

That 5% is a big issue for many of the strikers, particularly because only a third of it goes to the credit card companies and the rest is split between the GPS operators and the cab owners.
The 5% is a bit of a chafe, to go to the GPS operator? I can see the cab owner, but the GPS operator after paying for the unit???
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