Fife Council has approved a new taxi fare scale. Part of the approved tariff produces half-penny values. Taxi meters used across Fife operate in whole pence only. They cannot display or calculate fractional pennies, and in some cases may reject calibration altogether.

This issue was raised during consultation and again at committee, but the proposal was approved regardless.

That creates a clear conflict:

• Taxi meters must be calibrated to exactly match the council’s authorised tariff
• The authorised tariff, as approved, cannot be implemented exactly on those meters

This leaves drivers and operators in an impossible position — either approximate the fares (and risk non-compliance), or be unable to calibrate their meters at all.