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Commenting on the new regulations, the spokesman said: "Drivers of taxis fitted with receipt printers are required to issue fare receipts on demand by passengers from June 20."
The dates on which taxis are required to be equipped with fare receipt printing devices are as follows:
taxis newly registered on or after June 20 must have printers
taxis due for annual vehicle examination from June 20 to September 19 have a grace period. They must have printers installed upon their half- yearly taximeter checking,
taxis which have their annual vehicle examination scheduled on or after September 20 must have printers installed when they show up for the check up.
The whole process will be completed on June 20, 1998, by then all taxis will have been fitted with printing devices.
"During the transitional period from June 20 to June 19 the next year, drivers of taxis without printing devices and waiting for their turn for annual vehicle examination will be exempted from the requirement of issuing fare receipts to passengers on demand," the spokesman explained.
Taxi fare receipt should contain the following information:
registration number of the taxi
date and time when the journey starts
date and time when the journey ends
total distance travelled
distance over which a distance rate is charged
waiting time over which a time rate is charged
surcharges, if any,
total taxi fare
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