Request to review the Hackney Carriage tariff of fares
The Licensing Team has received two proposals to request the revision of the hackney carriage tariff (fares). You may remember that this was last revised in 2018. The Tariff will set the maximum amount that can be charged for a journey in hackney carriage vehicle.
The two proposals A & B are attached for your attention.
A comparison of the two proposals which provides a breakdown on the proposed tariffs based on 1-5mile journeys and 10mile journeys has been prepared for your information. You can view this by clicking on the link to Proposal A and B.
Should you wish to comment upon the proposals. Then click on the link to complete the attached survey.
Taxi tariff survey print version (PDF)
Of the two proposals submitted:
Proposal A
Advocates an increase in waiting time from 10p every 30 seconds to 20p every 30 seconds. Comment is made that Tariff 2 should be amended to take effect from 22.00hrs until 06.00hrs and not 19.00hrs until 07.00hrs, 7 days a week.
When completing the survey, you will be asked to consider whether you agree that tariff 2 should take effect from 22.00hrs until 06.00hrs not 19.00hrs - 07.00hrs, 7 days a week.
Proposal B
Advocates an increase in waiting time from 10p every 30 seconds to 20p every 30 seconds. Comment is made that Tariff 2 should be effective from 19.00hrs on Friday to 07.00hrs on Monday
When completing the survey, you will be asked to consider whether that Tariff 2 should be effective from 19.00hrs on Friday to 07.00hrs on Monday.
There is an opportunity in the survey to indicate whether the hackney carriage tariff should remain the same.
Proposal C
No increase.
Date closes: 12/02/2022