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ANDFEES NO INCREASE IN CARLISLE FARES
After an annual review of Carlisle’s taxi fares, they are likely to be frozen because motor- ing costs have fallen. A report from licensing manager Jim Messen-
ger says: “Since the last increase, an overall fall of 1.17 per cent in transport costs has been identified. Infla- tion overall has fallen to minus 1.6 per cent.”
Taxi fares last increased in Septem- ber 2008 by an average of 4.3 per cent. Fares in Carlisle are among the highest in Cumbria.
£2 A TRIP FARES IN BLACKBURN
A new Blackburn firm has stunned the local market by offering fares anywhere in the borough for a flat rate of £2 during the week in a bid to boost trade. It follows similar moves by firms in Hyndburn (see below) and Ribble Valley.
Bosses at Premier Taxis, which came into opera- tion last month, said
they were already over- run by inquiries since the offer was advertised on Facebook.
But black cab drivers branded the move “ridiculous” and a leading councillor questioned whether it would be sustainable. Tony Sugden, of Pre- mier Taxis told the Lancashire Telegraph: “Things have been
crazy so far. We are not losing money, but we are not making a much either. But we are getting customers for the weekends.” The offer is to be reviewed at the start of December. It applies from mid morning on Sunday to Friday after- noon, after which a minimum fare of £2.80 applies.
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HYNDBURN FARES CHEAPER THAN BUSES
A, taxi war has broken out in Hyndburn which has seen some fares slashed by half.
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Rival Hyndburn private hire firms are currently charging minimum fares of £1.50, slashed from the previous £3, to travel an average distance of one mile. Some passengers now say that using cab firms in the area has become cheaper than taking the bus. Mohammed Ishaq, owner of Central Cabs and A&B Taxis, which have both recently cut their fares, told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph: “Of course we’re not making
much money charging such low fares but we don’t have much choice in this current economic climate. “That’s what our rivals, Max Cabs, are charg- ing. We have to go along too or we will go out of business.” However, a cab driver at another firm, who asked not to be named, said there was a problem with too many drivers and not enough fares to go around. He said: “Ten years ago there were only 100 drivers in Hyndburn, now there’s closer to 400 but less people are going out than ever before
because money is so tight.
“The nightclubs have shut down and there’s lots of drivers who have been made unemployed from other jobs who have decided to go on the cabs.” One retired driver who contacted the Tele- graph said: “The public must realise that it is virtually impossible for drivers to make a living with these ridiculously low fares. It costs an aver- age of £9,000 a year to run a taxi and a driver has to make a minu- mum of £190 a week before even beginning to make a wage.”
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