is now obliged to use a new system enforced by law while overcharging you to your destination.

In effect since February 1st, the official taxi rates include:
- a starting fee of a maximum 7.50 euros, the first 2 km included
- maximum 2.20 euros per km after the first 2 km

The important change is that you will not be charged while waiting for a bicyclist to get his or her bike unstuck from a tram line track or when the human traffic in the redlight district spills over onto the main roads and must be slowly cleared out with furious honking.

Not using this system carried a hefty fine of EUR 440, so keep an eye on the meter and see if it is still running up at the red lights.