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FARES ANDFEES PRESTON FARES TO RISE
Black cab fares are to rise as drivers battle soaring fuel and insur- ance costs. Preston Hackney Car- riage
AS FUEL AND INSURANCE COSTS SOAR controlled
Association
(PHCA) and the Hack- ney Drivers’ Asso- ciation submitted a request
to Preston
Council to make the changes. Mark Selley, of PHCA, told the Lancashire Evening Post: “(The council) did approve an increase on the tar- iffs. It’s been two years since the last one. “The cost of diesel in the last two years has gone up and with insurance, we have seen record hikes.” Mr Selley said the fare increase is vital other- wise drivers could be
forced to work even longer hours, putting their passengers and themselves at risk. He said the rise equates to 20p on a two-mile
journey
which he said “is not overly significant”. Councillors
also
agreed calendar con- trolled
should be introduced. Mr Selley
taximeters said:
“Although the trade is not particularly en- thralled about it, it is actually a good thing for the passengers. “With it being calendar controlled, the driver won’t be able to over- ride any of the tariffs.” Drivers whose cabs have older meters face costs of £300 to £500 to have the calendar
ones
installed. And Mr Selley said in the past 12 months, just 19 complaints had been received about incorrect tariff usage out of around one mil- lion journeys. An automatic tariff change, from tariff one to two, will also kick in after three miles to compensate the fact that drivers, by law, cannot pick up a return journey back. The flag which current- ly covers the first 631 yards, will be increased from £2 to £2.20 for the first 735 yards. The rate of 10p for each succeeding 104 yards
will be
increased to 20p for each succeeding 194
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yards on tariff one. Tariff two’s flag will in- crease from £2.70 to £2.80 for the first 746 yards and the rate of 20p for each succeed- ing 165 yards will be reduced to 157 yards. If no objections are submitted to the coun- cil,
the new fares
could come into force on July. Any objections re- ceived will be consid- ered by the taxi subcommittee on July 19.
Cabfind are an equal opportunities employer TAXI PRICES WILL BE SAME
Poole licensing chiefs have agreed to match Bournemouth’s maxi- mum taxi fares. This means that the basic initial call out charge rises from £2.30 to £2.80, making a one mile taxi journey cost £3.99 compared with £3.76. Subsequent mileage rises from £1.98 to £2.08 a mile.
ACROSS POOLE AND BOURNEMOUTH the
Meanwhile, initial call- outs during unsoc- iable hours rise from £3 to £3.75, making a one mile trip £5.32 compared to £5. Subsequent miles for unsociable hours, from midnight until 6.30am, rise from £2.63 to £2.78. Borough of Poole transportation head Julian McLaughlin told
Echo: “This formula uses changes
Bournemouth in
national wage levels and the cost of motor- ing to calculate a percentage change.” More than 220 vehi- cles are fitted with taxi- meters in Poole. The revised fares came into force on 21 May.
DISPARITY IN TAXI FARES IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Taxi fares vary signifi- cantly across Northern Ireland but the differ- ence in prices is particularly acute in Londonderry and the North West, according to the Environment Minister Alex Attwood. The Minister was asked whether he will review the calibration of proposed new taxi- meters to reflect local economic constraints in areas such as Lon- donderry. According to the Londonderry Sentinel, last autumn the Department of the Environment
(DoE)
consulted proposals to introduce a North- ern Ireland wide maximum taxi
fare.
Linked to this was a proposed requirement to have all taxis fitted with taximeters. Mr Attwood stated: “The proposed maxi- mum fare was calculated on the basis that drivers would be able to cover their costs and make a rea- sonable living. This fare was to be set as a maximum to prevent overcharging of cus- tomers; drivers would be able to decide on and offer lower fares if they wished. “From responses to the consultation, it is clear that current fare levels across Northern Ireland vary signifi- cantly as does the
customer’s experience and expectation on the level of charges.” He remarked that this disparity in taxi fares was particularly mark- ed in Londonderry. “There is a particular disparity in fares in the North West and the Department is consid- ering a range of options to address this. Responses to the consultation suggest- ed that the taxi industry would prefer to have taximeters pre-calibrat- ed with the discounted fare rate of choice;
their the Depart-
ment is considering how best to provide for this within the regulato- ry framework.”
PHTM JULY 2012
Taxi owners and drivers are invited to apply for permits to ply for hire on the rank at Stoke-on-Trent Station
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12 months from 1st August 2012 to 31st July 2013 £239.60 per permit (Inc VAT)
+ £103.00 for additional drivers (Inc VAT)
Initial applications (without payment) to be made to: Cabfind Ltd
Egerton House, Room 21A,
2 Tower Road, Birkenhead, CH41 1FN A full application pack will be sent to all valid applicants
Tel: 0843 6581190 Fax: 0843 6581191 Email:
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www.cabfind.com
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