HIGHLAND COUNCIL: TAXI TARIFFS ARE FROZEN
Highland Council has agreed to freeze taxi tariffs at their current rates. According to the Inverness Courier, the proposals were agreed at a previous meeting in Decem-
ber and then put out to public consulta- tion. Councillors on the licensing committee agreed to keep the fares as they were with the exception of the soiling charge
WIRRAL: RISE IN FARES APPROVED
Taxi fares in Wirral are set to rise after union plans were voted through at the end of January. According to the Wirral Globe, a rise of just over three per cent was ap- proved by Wirral Council’s licensing
committee despite a petition signed by 51 taxi drivers object- ing to the rise fearing they will lose out to PHVs. The fare increase will come in from March unless it is thrown out by the council’s cabinet.
A normal ten-mile journey on the day rate will cost £19.00 under the proposal, up from £18.40. The same journey on the night rate – from 10pm-6am – will cost £24.20, 80p more than the current rate.
ROUND THE COUNCILS BOLTON:
LICENCES SUSPENDED IN CRACKDOWN
which went up to £120, from £100. Taxi operators will be notified of the tariff decision and will then have the option to appeal to the Traffic Commis- sioner within 14 days.
Four drivers have had their taxi licences suspended in a day of action by police and the local authority. Bolton News reports that police officers from the transport
unit together with officers from Bolton Council and from DVSA Enforcement have been out in Bolton checking taxis operating in the area. Four drivers had their licence sus-
pended for failing to maintain vehicle standards. Posting on Face- book, Sergeant Tierney wrote: “Together we are committed to keep- ing our roads safe.”
WEST BERKSHIRE: TAXI DRIVERS AGREE FARE HIKE
Taxi drivers in West Berkshire have agreed to a hike in fares, which will come into effect at the start of April. According to the Reading Chronicle, the fare increase is the first in the dis- trict since 2013. Under the new pro- posals, the new fare system is clearer to understand than the current one - using whole miles as in- crements. The current fares are
£4.50 for a mile, £6.65 for two miles, and £8.80 for three; while new fares pro- posed are £4.95 for a mile, £7.35 for two, and £9.75 for three. The licensing com- mittee agreed in November the pro- posed increases, and then consulted local taxi drivers on the plans. Of the 32 who responded to the consultation, 30 were in favour of the increases - accord-
ing to a report put to a meeting of the licensing committee on January 27. However, the council also wants to in- crease the fees it charges taxi drivers for their licences. Of the 25 who respond- ed to a consultation, 23 objected to the increase. The fees were ex- pected to be voted on by full council to approve as part of the budget-setting process on March 3.
RUSHCLIFFE: FIVE VEHICLES TAKEN OFF THE ROAD
A multi-agency op- eration has seen dozens of taxis thor- oughly assessed as part of safety checks across Rush- cliffe and neigh- bouring districts. Drivers were stop- ped at Eastcroft Depot in Notting- ham on Monday 27 January to ensure they were fit and proper to drive and their vehicles were roadworthy, insured and met specified standards. Members of Rush-
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cliffe BC’s licensing team joined forces with those from Nottingham CC, Ged- ling BC, Mansfield DC, Erewash BC, Wolverhampton CC and DVSA to make the checks. Of the 33 taxis stopped from across the region, five drivers saw immedi- ate prohibition of their vehicle with one immediately seized and towed away due to a dangerous defective brake pipe and the driver not
possessing his driv- er’s badge. The other four vehicles will be off the road until their drivers rectify various issues. Other issues saw some drivers’ oper- ating plates temp- orarily suspended or given warnings. One Rushcliffe reg- istered taxi driver was given penalty points for not pos- sessing a first aid kit, fire extinguisher and failure to clearly dis- play a vehicle lcence plate.
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