..FARES..FARES..FARES..FARES.. DENBIGHSHIRE:
At a licensing committee meeting on 2 March, councillors voted in favour of setting higher tariffs - which were last increased four years ago. According to the Daily Post, the increases will go to public consultation but, if they get the go-ahead, fares will immedi- ately increase from £3 to £3.50 at the start of a journey. Charges will be increased from £2 per mile to £2.50 per mile between 7am and 11pm, and waiting times will also be charged at 30 pence per minute. Start fares include the first 0.7 miles travelled. After 11pm, start fares will rise from £4.50 to £5.25, together with a rate of £3.75 for every mile travelled, an increase of 75 pence per mile. Waiting times increasing to 40 pence. It’s also proposed that the premium fare will apply all day on Sundays, after 6pm on Fridays and Saturdays and on public holidays. There will be a surcharge for more than four pas- sengers. The £100 soiling charge will remain and pets will still be charged at 20 pence each to travel.
SOUTH RIBBLE:
A first fare increase in seven years is ready to be brought in across the borough after cabbies complained rates were too low. Only three out of 60 cabbies consulted opposed the increase. But according to the Lancashire Post, a move by some taxi leaders to increase the tariffs even more to com- pensate for soaring fuel prices and other costs has been abandoned after consultation with drivers showed many felt it would be unfair on the public. The original fare increases, if agreed by the committee, will see the start-up charge upped by 50p. But the price per mile will stay the same as it is. The standard fare for dogs, other than assistance dogs, will rise from 60p to £1. The waiting time charge will be 10p for every 20 seconds instead of 30 seconds. The soiling charge will shoot up from £40 to £100. The taxi trade asked for the new fares saying the rates had stayed the same for seven years, despite inflation.
ISLE OF WIGHT:
On 1 March, the Isle of Wight Council’s licensing committee voted overwhelmingly in favour of a hike in taxi fees which would see a two-mile journey, charged on the lowest tariff, increase by £1.10. It follows consultation with the Island’s taxi trade which supported a fee increase due to rising costs. Following the approval, a minimum 14-day consultation will start once there has been a public notice. If no objections are lodged, the new fees will begin on May 1.
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The initial ‘flag drop’ will increase by 50p. Each quarter mile after increases between 10p and 50p depending on the tariff. Waiting time increases between 20p and 70p a minute. Sundays wil be charged at the same rate as bank and public holidays moving into tariff two. Transporting animals doubles from 50p to £1 per animal and the soiling charge increases to £100, from £70. Travel will cost more from 8pm to 6am - the higher tariff used to start at 10pm.
BCP:
Taxi fares are to be increased across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in response to increasing costs and issues with congestion. The Bournemouth Echo reports that members of BCP Council’s licensing committee unanimously approved a 1.4 per cent hike to fares on Wednesday 2 March, alongside rises to other extras including luggage fees. The approved changes will see fares rise by between 5p and 10p per mile depending on the time of day the journey is made. The ‘following waiting time’ has also been reduced from 45 to 40 seconds. Committee member councillor David Kelsey said: “The taxi trade has always been very fair over the years, they always put forward a good case. The increases were then unanimously approved and will now be advertised for two weeks before being introduced.
WOLVERHAMPTON:
At a meeting of the council’s regulatory committee on Jan- uary 19, members approved a consultation over increases to hackney harriage fares within the city. According to the Express and Star, in a report to the committee, licensing manager Greg Bickerdike said: “A consultation ran from Jan- uary 27 to February 9 and given that there have only been three objections and the trade group has given their approval to the proposed fares, it is recommended that no changes be made to these proposals.” The proposed new hackney carriage fares are: Tariff 1: Monday to Friday (6am-10pm): First 1/4 mile – £3.30. Additional miles: £2.00 (in 10p increments). Tariff 2: Monday to Thursday (10pm-6am following day); Sat- urday/Sunday (6am- 10pm); Bank Holidays (6am-10pm): First 1/4 mile – £3.50. Additional miles: £2.20 (in 10p incre- ments). Tariff 3: Friday to Sunday (10pm-6am following day); Night before a Bank Holiday (10pm-6am following day); Bank Hol- idays (10pm-6am following day); December 24 to December 27 (6am-6am); December 31 to January 2 (6pm-6am): First 1/4 mile – £3.50. Additional miles: £2.60 (in 10p increments). Other charges: Waiting time (every 30 seconds): 10p; Soiling charge: up to £50.
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