WEST BERKSHIRE: FARES COULD RISE BY 5 PER CENT
FARES AND FEES BABERGH:
‘LESSONS TO LEARN’ AS NEW FARES APPROVED
Hackney fares could rise by five per cent in West Berkshire, the first increase in eight years. Get Reading reports that the move, which has been on the cards for the past two years, sees fares ‘rounded up’ to reduce ‘change shrapnel’. The matter will now go to public consultation, with the public and taxi trade invited to share their views on the proposal by mid October. It will be decided at the next West Berkshire Council executive committee in November. Cab drivers were unofficially polled on the proposed new tariffs – with a mixed response. Of the 35 responses received, 83 per cent stated that they would like to retain the three tar- iffs currently in operation. But 71 drivers on the Cabco circuit fully supported an increase of 10 per cent in fares as they had not changed since 2013. Most agreed the special tariffs on New Year’s Eve and Christmas Day should be kept. Cllr Graham Bridgman said the price system of fares needed to be “tidied up’” as the the tariff system currently uses fractions of distances and is difficult to understand. Reading’s current fares are £4.80 for a mile, £7.20 for two miles, and £9.60 for three.
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Fresh hackney carriage fares will take effect from November 1 in Babergh - but the council has vowed to learn lessons from problems bringing new tariffs into effect. Suffolk News reports that Babergh District Council was forced to abandon a new tariff just days before they were meant to begin in April this year. It was found the proposed fares could ‘inadvertently enable discrimination’ because larger WAVs would cost more. It was highlighted by a warning issued by members of the trade during the consultation that went unheeded. After the tariffs had to be pulled, new fares were developed in conjunction with taxi firms, and on Monday 6 September were given unanimous approval by the council’s cabinet. Conservative cabinet member for economic growth, Michael Holt, said: “This was first brought to licensing in June ‘20 I believe, and I don’t think it puts us in a good light that we are here in September ‘21 discussing the same topic. “I think there are lessons to be learned probably for both members and officers as a collective in the way we approach this sort of thing in the future.” A consultation on the revised fares which ran from mid-June for a month received no objections. Conservative cabinet member for the environment Elisabeth Malvisi, said: “The proposed table of fares on which we have recently consulted is based on suggestions from drivers, operators and meter agents. “The aim is to provide an increased income for the trade whilst ensuring taxi travel is affordable for all, and those who are only able to travel in one of the larger WAVs are not penalised.” Fares were last assessed five years ago, and it was recognised that costs had increased during that time for operators. The new fares are now dictated by number of passengers rather than vehicle size. For one-four passengers fares start at £3.20 for a day rate with an 18p increase every 176 yards, £4.80 for evenings with 27p every 176 yards and £6.40 for Christmas and New Year with 36p every 176 yards. For five or more passengers the day rate starts at £4.80 with 27p every 176 yards, £6.40 for evenings with 36p every 176 yards and £8 with 45p every 176 yards on Christmas and New Year. Cab drivers can still use their discretion on whether they charge less, and passengers can still attempt to negotiate a price. The start date for the new fares has also been planned to ensure drivers can benefit from the new tariffs in time for the crucial Christmas period, following a harrowing 18 months of vastly reduced income as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
OCTOBER 2021
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