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This reflects general practice, not a guarantee for every taxi or driver — even in well-regulated destinations, individual drivers sometimes try to skip the meter with tourists specifically. When in doubt, agree on the fare (or confirm the meter is running) before the car pulls away, not after you arrive.

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Why this is worth knowing before you go

Get in a cab in London and demand to negotiate the fare, and you'll get a confused look — the meter is the whole system. Get in a cab in Marrakech or Phnom Penh expecting the meter to run, and you may end up arguing over a price that was never going to be metered in the first place. Both situations are avoidable with the same piece of information: know before you get in whether you're supposed to watch a meter or agree a number, so the conversation happens on your terms, not the driver's.