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  2. Road pricing - Wikipedia

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    Many recent road pricing schemes have proved controversial, with a number of high-profile schemes in the US and the UK being cancelled, delayed, or scaled back in response to opposition and protest. The tendency seems to reverse, however, when the system is already in place, with the popularity of existing systems often increasing while merely ...

  3. Taxis of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    A Ford Mondeo UK private minicab with company name and telephone number on each side. In London the term minicab is used to refer to a private hire car and "private hire" is used in the rest of the United Kingdom; that is a car with a driver available for hire only on a pre-booked basis. They began operating in the 1960s in competition with ...

  4. Taxi - Wikipedia

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    Taxi fares are set by the state and city where they are permitted to operate. The fare includes the 'drop', a set amount that is tallied for getting into the taxi plus the 'per kilometer' rate as has been set by the city. The taxi meters track time as well as distance in an average taxi fare.

  5. Currency pair - Wikipedia

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    A currency pair is the quotation of the relative value of a currency unit against the unit of another currency in the foreign exchange market. The currency that is used as the reference is called the counter currency , quote currency, or currency [ 1 ] and the currency that is quoted in relation is called the base currency or transaction currency.

  6. Hackney carriage - Wikipedia

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    LTI TX2 cab LTI FX4 cab The Beardmore was an alternative taxi design used in London during the 1960s and 1970s. A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab, black cab, hack or taxi) is a carriage or car for hire. [1] A hackney of a more expensive or high class was called a remise. [2]

  7. Exchange rate - Wikipedia

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    The key currency generally refers to a world currency, which is widely used for pricing, settlement, reserve currency, freely convertible, and internationally accepted currency. Cross rate: After the basic exchange rate is worked out, the exchange rate of the local currency against other foreign currencies can be calculated through the basic ...

  8. List of community currencies in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Started Currency Status Comment Organisations Model Website 2012 Bristol pound [1]: Defunct 2021 [2]: Active for 9 years. Bristol Pound Community CIC, Bristol Credit Union, Bristol City Council

  9. Currency adjustment factor - Wikipedia

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    A currency adjustment factor (CAF) is a fee placed on top of freighting charges for carrier companies developed to account for constantly changing exchange rates between the dollar and other currencies. Its goal is to offset any losses from fluctuating exchange rates for carriers. [1] Calculation basis and methodology may vary from carrier to ...