Great! You may say – Finally a means to add fixed pricing to TaxiMap, but is it a step too far we ask ourselves….?
Making it this easy to provide fixed price journeys may mean the price per mile model becomes neglected, misused, and misunderstood, but it is a vitally important part of the system as it takes care of all those other journeys.
Let’s consider both fixed and flexible price calculations beginning with the new TaxiMap Zone to Zone pricing feature….
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Categories: Internet/Online, Taximap Development Tags: calculation, configuration, fixed, fixed pricing, ppm, price, price per mile, setup, taxi, zones
Taxi Minicab Business Cards with Fixed Prices
In our post earlier this year, “A fixed price taxi booking system this ain’t….,” we examined how TaxiMap calculates prices based on the distance of any journey, and the advantages this provides over a fixed price model. In this post we aim to show why fixed pricing is an out-dated concept, especially when it comes to online taxi bookings and price calculation….
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September 20th, 2009
Dave
We’re always adding and refining features and functionality within TaxiMap and as we get more members we get more and better suggestions. This is enormously useful and helps us build a system that is truly useful and of massive benefit to taxi companies across the UK.
With so many new features being added all the time it seemed appropriate to put up a list with a small description of each…. Read more…
Categories: Taximap Development Tags: 1-click, confirmation, credit card, custom booking form, directory, dispatch, driver management, fare, features, hours, locality, map, minimum charge, payment processing, peak, sms, vehicle, zones
It seems we’re coming to that awkward stage in development where a whole bunch of little things are popping up that seem important but, unless we’re careful, would over complicate the system…. Read more…
Categories: Taximap Development Tags: Bank holiday, booking form, booking system, cab, calculation, christmas, credit cards, iphone, lead time, mobile, payment, peak hours, public holiday, sms, sunday, taxi, Taximap Development, text message, text messaging, zones
During our testing phase we have been approached by a number of companies who believe Taximap could be of benefit to their business. This blog post explores the merits of each.
Options such as zones, peak hours, size factor, and price to pickup can all be employed to give an accurate estimate for removals, limousines, couriers, coaches, minibuses and more…. Read more…
Categories: Taximap Development Tags: calculation, chauffeur, coach, couriers, estimate, limo, limousine, peak hours, price per mile, price per mile to pick up, removals, size factor, wait time, website integration, zones
Pricing Zone Example
First, thanks to all those who’ve signed up and have been testing the system! The feedback provided has been invaluable and it’s helping us shape the future of the Taximap service – making it better for everyone!
The main request we’ve been receiving is for a means to provide variable pricing beyond the fixed price per mile model on which Taximap is founded. We’ve been listening and today we’ve updated the system with a new feature: Pricing Zones. Read more…
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