FARES... ...FAIR
SEFTON’S OVERNIGHT TAXI HOURS CHANGED
A decision to extend the working time for the overnight hackney carriage tariff has been overturned. Sefton Council’s licensing committee had agreed the exten- sion - from 11pm to 6am instead of 11pm to 5am - in April after a request from taxi trade groups in north Sefton. The North Sefton Hackney Carriage
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Association, Southport Station Taxi Associa- tion and North West Taxi Association said the increase for the higher-fare tariff would “encourage drivers to stay out longer to serv- ice and clear the town centres of revellers”. But according to the Southport Champion, South Sefton Hackney Carriage Drivers’ Asso- ciation put together a
38-signature petition against the change, arguing that early morning workers would have to pay more to get to work. At a meeting on Mon- day, June 15, an urgent referrals licensing committee reversed the original decision in light of the petition. The higher tariff remains in force from 11pm to 5am.
CAMBRIDGE PICK-UP CHARGE RISE APPROVED
The cost of taxi jour- neys in Cambridge will increase by 20p this month.
Members of Cam- bridge City Council’s licensing committee agreed to raise the ini- tial pick-up charge for passengers from £2.20 to £2.40.
Plans to increase the distance and time tariffs by 3.4 per cent were scrapped in light of the new levy, while a 40p pick-up charge increase was also rejected. A £3 surcharge for larger taxis carrying between five and eight people was also deferred for consider- ation next year.
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Cab fares in Guildford are set to rise by 3.4 per cent as drivers look to cover rising fuel and running costs. But drivers and the authority are yet to agree on how to intro- duce a rise of 20p on the minimum charge for hiring a cab. Cabbies favour reduc- ing the journey distance and time included as part of the £3 daytime minimum charge.
The first 1,320 yards or three minutes and 20 seconds of travel are currently included within the minimum hire fee. Drivers want
The increased pick-up charge is a departure from the council’s pre- vious policy of tracking the percent- age increase agreed for London cabs, which was 3.4 per cent this year. However, councillors estimated that the increased pick-up fee was roughly the same as a 3.4 per cent increase on an aver- age taxi ride.
Robert Soanes, chair- man of Cambridge Drivers’ Association, told the Cambridge Evening News: “Fuel prices have been creeping up over the past few months, while
this reduced to 1.187 yards or three minutes and 13 seconds, which they say would equate to a 20p increase. Fares would then remain at 20p for every 200 yards or 35 sec- onds of journey time. However, the council prefers a flat 20p increase on the mini- mum hire charge, which it believes would be more trans- parent to passengers. David Williams-Wynn, chairman of the Guildford Hackney Association, said the drivers’ option meant the increase would not immediately
insurance and mainte- nance costs are always going
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touches £1.40, like it did last year, then we’ll be asking for a 50p charge on each fare so we can keep going.” Taxi union representa- tive David Wratton, from Cambridge City Licensed Taxis Ltd., said the switch to increasing drop prices would benefit drivers and passengers, who might be deterred from taking longer trips if fares were increased on a per-mile basis. The increases will now go out for consultation and are set to come into effect on August 3.
GUILDFORD FARES RISE TO COVER COSTS
show on taximeters. “The more we’ve got on the meter, the more people complain about it,” he told the Surrey Times. “People come here from differ- ent areas and they say it’s only £2 up there and here it’s £3. But then it turns out that their first mile costs more or they get less included. “This way, instead of showing £3.20 for the pull off, we’re reducing the distance and it means we get an extra 20p per job.”
If approved, the new charges will come into effect on October 1.
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