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GLEIKE

Classic Dashboard Taximeter

The GLEIKE is not just a taximeter. It's a piece of history. ATA invented it in 1977 — the world's first fully electronic taximeter. It's still NTA approved, still supported by Pulsar Europe, and still earning its living in Irish taxis today.

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NTA Type Approved
Legal Metrology Compliant
Re-Programmable
Still Supported
Compatible with Power Print
Made in France

Nearly Fifty Years
and Still Going

The GLEIKE is not just a taximeter. It's a piece of history — and it's still earning its living in Irish taxis every single day.

ATA Electronics invented the GLEIKE in 1977 — the world's first fully electronic taximeter. At a time when taxi meters were still mechanical devices wound by clockwork springs and cable drives, ATA's engineers built something entirely new: a meter calculated and displayed by electronics, with no moving parts. It changed the industry completely.

That was nearly fifty years ago. The GLEIKE is still here. And here in Ireland, Pulsar Europe still fully supports it.

If you have a GLEIKE fitted in your cab and it's working well, there is absolutely no reason to pull it out and replace it. We can re-programme it to the current Irish national tariff, have it re-calibrated, and get it through your NTA Legal Metrology verification with Applus — just the same as any newer meter. The GLEIKE remains an NTA approved taximeter type, and a properly programmed and verified GLEIKE is as road-legal as any unit on the market.

Under Irish law, every time a new fare is programmed into a taximeter, it must be re-verified by the Legal Metrology Service — and we handle all of that for GLEIKE owners right here in Ireland.

It mounts on your dashboard fascia in the traditional layout that generations of Irish taxi drivers have grown up with. It's robust, utterly dependable, and built to ATA's extraordinary manufacturing standards — the same standards that see less than 2.5% of ATA taximeters returned under warranty.

Compatible with the ATA Power Print thermal receipt printer — so you can continue offering printed receipts as required under Irish taxi regulations.

Old it may be. Obsolete it is not.

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Timeless Engineering

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World's First Electronic Taximeter

Invented by ATA in 1977. The original — designed when taxi meters were still mechanical clockwork devices.

NTA Still Approved

Remains an NTA type-approved taximeter. No reason to replace it if it's working properly.

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Fully Re-Programmable

Update to current Irish tariffs, re-calibrated and verified by Applus. Pulsar Europe handles all of it.

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Compatible with Power Print

Pairs with the ATA Power Print thermal printer for compliant receipt printing.

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Dashboard Mount (Traditional)

Fits the traditional fascia position that Irish drivers have known for decades.

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Irish Support

Pulsar Europe handles all re-programming, verification and technical support right here in Ireland.

Specification

ModelGLEIKE
Mount TypeDashboard fascia
ApprovalsNTA Type Approved, Legal Metrology Ireland
Re-ProgrammingAvailable — Irish national tariff
VerificationApplus (handled by Pulsar Europe)
Printer CompatibilityATA Power Print
OriginMade in France (Aix-en-Provence)
ManufacturerATA Electronics (founded 1977)
Irish SupportPulsar Europe — +353 87 283 5120

Documentation

The full GLEIKE user manual covers installation, operation, re-programming and Legal Metrology verification. Download the PDF below or contact Pulsar Europe for hands-on support with your GLEIKE upgrade.

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GLEIKE User Manual

PDF — ATA Electronics. Complete installation, operation and programming guide.

Accessories & Other Meters

Still Running a GLEIKE?

Call Pulsar Europe. We'll re-programme it to the current Irish tariff, handle your Applus re-verification and get you road-legal again.

📞 +353 87 283 5120