52 Pa. Code § 29.316 - Tariff requirements

(a) Charges. Every call or demand carrier shall charge, according to its tariffs filed, posted and published in accordance with law and this title, the amount as is calculated and registered on the meter or other approved device.

(1) Nonflexible rates. Nonflexible rate tariffs for call or demand carriers must be based on time, mileage or a combination of both.

(i) Posting of fare rate. Every operator of a call or demand service with fares based on nonflexible rates using a meter or other device shall post the rates of fare in a conspicuous place in each of its vehicles.

(ii) Notice of tariff changes. Notwithstanding the requirements of § 23.41 (relating to notice requirements for filing changes in rates), changes to established nonflexible rates may be effective upon 1 day's notice to the Commission with no minimum time limit on the operation of the previous rate. Supporting financial justification for tariff changes utilizing nonflexible rates is not required.

(2) Flexible rates. Upon Commission approval and conditions as may be appropriate, call or demand carriers may adopt a tariff utilizing a flexible pricing model that allows rates to change in real time in response to the supply of available taxis and the demand for service. Tariffs utilizing flexible rates shall be filed with the Commission and may be effective on 30 days' notice to the Commission. Supporting financial justification for tariffs utilizing flexible rates is not required. Tariffs utilizing flexible rates must include a notification procedure that discloses the estimated fare to customers prior to the beginning of the trip. Tariffs must comply with the Price Gouging Act (73 P.S. § § 232.1-232.5).

(b) Full fare information about alternative services. When a customer requests call or demand service from a certificateholder who offers service under tariffs authorizing both exclusive and nonexclusive services: the dispatcher shall, if requested by the customer, quote to the customer the estimated fare for the trip of the customer as priced under both of these two alternative services, considering the number of people in the traveling group of the customer; and the dispatcher shall explain to the customer, if necessary, the difference in these two types of service.

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52 Pa. Code § 29.316

The provisions of this § 29.316 adopted January 23, 1981, effective 1/24/1981, 11 Pa.B. 409; amended August 4, 2006, effective 8/5/2006, 36 Pa.B. 4181; amended January 27, 2017, effective 1/28/2017, expire upon promulgation of final form regulations or on November 4, 2018, whichever is later, as set forth in the act of November 4, 2016 (P.L. 1222, No. 164), 47 Pa.B. 429.

The provisions of this § 29.316 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 1102, 1103, 1501, 1502, 1504, 1506, 1508 and Chapters 23 and 25; and the act of July 13, 2016 (P.L. 664, No. 85).

This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 29.311 (relating to conditions); 52 Pa. Code § 29.353 (relating to method of operation in paratransit service); and 52 Pa. Code § 30.31 (relating to vehicle equipment requirements).