Complex approval of taximeters: industry associations seek solutions together with PTB.

In view of increasing requirements in the conformity assessment of taximeters, associations and PTB are pursuing improvements for the taxi and rental-car industry.

L-R: Nico Höttges, Uwe Wieland, Randolf Stephany, Stephen Schubert, Dr. Michael Stehr discussed measures to facilitate the approval of taximeters and odometers in Braunschweig. | Photo: TMV
L-R: Nico Höttges, Uwe Wieland, Randolf Stephany, Stephen Schubert, Dr. Michael Stehr discussed measures to facilitate the approval of taximeters and odometers in Braunschweig. | Photo: TMV

On February 3, 2026, representatives of the German Taxi and Rental Car Association and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig met. According to the association, the aim of the exchange was to simplify the increasingly complex procedures for conformity assessment of taximeters and trip meters that have developed in recent years.

According to a statement, among others Uwe Wieland, Randolf Stephany, Dr. Michael Stehr, Stephen Schubert and Nico Höttges were present for the association. The PTB was represented by Dr.-Ing. Prof. h.c. Frank Härtig, Dr. Thorsten Schrader, Dr. Dirk Ratschko, Dr.-Ing. Sascha Meyne and Helga Grohne.

The focus was on the question of how, in the future, to ensure that affordable, possibly used vehicles can also be registered as taxis or rental cars. The increasingly burdensome procedure for conformity assessment is regarded in the industry as a hindrance. The participants agreed to work together on improvements.

As the next step, the TMV initiates another meeting with the participation of the Working Group on Metrology and Calibration of the Federal States (AGME), representatives of the automotive and taximeter industry, both federal associations, and the officials at PTB. The aim is to find a viable and future-proof solution in the interests of all parties involved. (Source: TMV)

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