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Taximeter

A taximeter is an electronic device that calculates passenger fares based on waiting time and/or distance. The newest models of taximeters allows the driver to view their daily, weekly or monthly earnings.

The taxi owner is responsible for the inspection and validation of the taximeter every six months or when changes have been performed to the vehicle (ie. tires and/or transmission). The taximeter must at all time indicate the correct rate and cannot vary more than 1% compared to the fixed rate determined by the Commission. It is the taxi owner's responsibility to use a taximeter that provides at all time a proper reading.

Inspection and validation the taximeter is avaible at Maxcomm Radio. Maxcomm Radio offers inpection, validation, service and installation for all types of taximeters, new or second-hand. Taximeter models include : Centrodyne 610, Pulsar 2000B, Pulsar 2010, Pulsar 2020, Pulsar 2030, Lumitronic 2500, MC1, MC2, Garvin, NG, etc.

Taxi Radio

Mobile taxi radios allows the driver to communicate with a taxi dispatching company and to receive call for customer pick ups. Companies such as Diamond Taxi, Hemlock Taxi, Hochelaga, Champlain and others operate with mobile taxi radios.

Maxcomm Radio offers installation and service for all types of taxi radios. Taxi radio models include : Motorola, Vertex Standard, Midland, Marconi, GE, Neutec, etc.

Rooflight/Domelight

Taxis must be equipped with a domelight affixed to the front of the roof. At night, taxi drivers available for service must turn on the domelight when driving in their work territory or parked in the first place at a taxi stand.

The domelight must be turned off when there is a customer in the vehicle.

LED equipped domelights are also available at Maxcomm Radio. LED lighting reduced power consumption by up to 85% and offers a very long life.

Taxi Advertising

Since 2010, Montreal taxi are allowed roof-mounted advertising. Taxi owners can receive compensation by placing advertising on their vechicles. The advertising domelight must conform the specifications created by the Bureau du Taxi.

Maxcomm Radio offers installation services for roof-mounte advertising. More information about advertising on taxis is available at Maxcomm Radio.

Location / HOURS

Bureau du taxi
4949 rue Molson
Montréal, QC
H1Y 3H6
Tel. : 514-280-6600
Fax : 514-280-6596

Monday-Friday : 8:30AM-4:00PM
Saturday-Sunday : CLOSED

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