Taxi fares
Taxi tariff from 24 April 2017
Tariff 1
Prices
- £3 – for the first 785 yards or part; or the initial period of waiting time of 119 seconds; or a combination of time and distance
- 10p – for each additional 98 yards or part; or each additional period of waiting time of 14 seconds, or a combination of additional time and distance
General effect - £4 for the hire and the first mile plus £1.80 per mile afterwards and extras.
Tariff 2
Applies on
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- May Day
- Between 9pm and 7am any day
- All day Saturday and Sunday
- When five or more passengers are being carried at any one time day or night
Prices:
- £3.30 – for the first 560 yards or part; or the initial period of waiting time of 119 seconds; or a combination of time and distance
- 10p – for each additional 92 yards or part; or each additional period of waiting time of 14 seconds; or a combination of additional time and distance
General effect - £4.70 for the hire and the first mile plus £1.90 per mile afterwards and extras.
Tariff 3
Applies on
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- New Years Day
- 2 January
- When 5 or more passengers are being carried between 9pm and 7am
- On Saturday and Sunday
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- May Day
Prices
- £3.90 – for the first 444 yards or part; or the initial period of waiting time of 119 seconds; or a combination of time and distance
- 10p – for each additional 74 yards or part; or each additional period of waiting time of 14 seconds; or a combination of additional time and distance
General effect - £5.70 for the hire and the first mile plus £2.40 per mile afterwards and extras.
Extra charges
- 50p - booking ahead e.g. by telephone
- Any bridge tolls or ferry charges where applicable
- Payment by debit or credit card - Up to a maximum of 5% of the fare. This charge can be no higher than the costs incurred by the operator for taking payment by this method, or 5% of the fare whichever is the lower.
In addition, provision has been made for a supplementary booking charge to compensate for the cost of the outward journey for hires which commence 3 miles or more away from the taxi or taxi base (whichever is the nearer). The maximum charge shall be the actual cost at the tariff which applies at the time of travelling between the starting location of the taxi or the location of the taxi base (as the case may be) and the pick-up point or drop-off point, whichever is the closer to the taxi or taxi base. This booking charge is in addition to the fare chargeable at the appropriate tariff for the journey from the pick-up point to the drop-off point. This charge may only be demanded if the customer is informed of the amount of the charge at the time of booking.
When a taxi (or a private hire car fitted with a taxi meter) is called but not used, a charge shall be allowed as if it had been occupied from the time it left the stance or garage.
Soiling charge
A maximum of £100 is to be paid by an offending passenger when a vehicle needs to be removed from service for cleaning in order to be restored to a usable state and condition.