Parent Cab: Family Taxi Meter

You're the family taxi. Now you've got the meter. Tap Start as you pull away with the kids, watch the fare climb just like a real cab, and tap End trip when you arrive. Then send them a receipt they can pay in cash, chores or hugs. A proper taxi meter • A pick-up charge, a rate per mile and waiting time when you're stuck outside a party. • A late-night rate after dark, worked out on your phone from where the trip starts. • Set your own rates, or keep the sensible Standard tariff. • Nothing to touch while you drive: one big button to start, one to end. • The fare stays in your notifications and on the lock screen while the phone's in your pocket. Receipts they'll actually read • A cheeky receipt for every trip: from Newbury to Thatcham, 5.2 miles, £13.20. • Pay in money, or turn the fare into chores from your own price list: bins out, the dishwasher, washing the car. • Hugs are always accepted as a tip. • Share it to the family chat in a tap. Receipts show the town, never your street. A running tab for each child • See who owes what, this week, this month and this year. • Settle up however suits: paid, paid in chores, paid in hugs, or let off. • Split trips between siblings automatically. Your month in the cab • A shareable card of your month: miles, hours behind the wheel, trips and your top passenger. • True comparisons: "That's a whole lap of the M25." Parent Cab Plus: optional, one payment Everything above is free for good. Plus is a one-off unlock, not a subscription, for parents who want a bit more: • Cheeky extras: No one said thank you, the party pickup fee, the weekend rate, and a discount for playing your own music. • Your own charges: muddy boots fee, anyone? • Posher tariffs: London Black Cab and Premium Chauffeur. • Receipt styles: vintage ticket, black cab and neon. • Your year in the cab: your whole year as a story to share. Phones, tablets and foldables • Turn a tablet or an unfolded phone on its side and the meter and the map sit side by side. Private by design • No accounts, no sign-in, no ads, no subscriptions, no analytics, no tracking. • Trips live on your phone and are backed up to your own Google account with Android's backup, so they come back on a new phone. We can't see them. • Location is only used while the meter is running. • Children are a first name and an emoji. Nothing else. • Export every trip, or delete everything, whenever you like. Made by a parent who has driven a lot of miles. Affectionate, a bit cheeky, never a guilt trip.