Commission for Taxi Regulation
The Commission for Taxi Regulation (also An Coimisiún Um Rialáil Tacsaithe and Taxi Regulator) was a public body in Ireland that existed between 2004 and 2011 regulating small public service vehicles (SPSVs) - the generic term for taxis, wheelchair accessible taxis, hackneys and limousines. Taxis and wheelchair-accessible taxis are allowed to pick up passengers in the street or at a stand and have their fares calculated by a meter; hackneys and limousines do not use meters and are not permitted to pick up passengers in the street or at a stand. The Commission set a single maximum fare structure for taxis for all places in Ireland, although drivers are allowed to offer discounts and customers are permitted to give tips to drivers. Kathleen Doyle was appointed the Commissioner for Taxi Regulation in 2007. The first Commissioner, Ger Deering, was appointed in 2004.