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D.C. taxicab rules clarified

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The recent plight of U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., who refused to pay his D.C. cab fare when the driver refused to keep the meter running at the congressman’s first stop, has apparently inspired a clarification to the District’s taxicab regulations.

As of July 22, according to emergency rules adopted by the D.C. Taxicab Commission, “Upon arrival to the stated destination, the meter shall be stopped, and the fare shall be paid. If the passenger then requests transport to another destination, the new destination shall be recorded, and the meter shall be started anew to calculate a new trip.”

The $19 fare cap continues to apply to any trip that originates and ends in the District, but only one-way.

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