Content

8.1

To consider a request from taxi
trade representatives to review the maximum permissible fares for
journeys in hackney carriage vehicles.

 

 

8.2

RESOLVED
UNANIMOUSLY: That the Waste and Street
Scene Policy Committee:-
 

1.    
Consider the requests made by trade representatives
and amend the fares as follows:
 

First 100 Yards

 

 

 

Start

End

Price

Notes

 

Tariff 1

Day

7am

7pm

£3.50

 

 

Tariff 2

Night

7pm

7am

£3.70

 

 

Tariff 3

Weekend

7pm

7am

£4.70

Friday 7pm - Sunday 7am

 

 

Over 100 Yards

 

 

 

Yards

Per Drop

When

Yards

Notes

 

Every

195

£0.20

Up
to

17600

 

 

Every

176

£0.20

From

17600

 

 

 

Miles

Yards

Drops

Round Drops

T1

T2

T3

 

0.5

880

4.00

4

£4.30

£4.50

£5.50

 

1

1760

8.51

9

£5.30

£5.50

£6.50

 

2

3520

17.54

18

£7.10

£7.30

£8.30

 

3

5280

26.56

27

£8.90

£9.10

£10.10

 

4

7040

35.59

36

£10.70

£10.90

£11.90

 

5

8800

44.62

45

£12.50

£12.70

£13.70

 

6

10560

53.64

54

£14.30

£14.50

£15.50

 

7

12320

62.67

63

£16.10

£16.30

£17.30

 

8

14080

71.69

72

£17.90

£18.10

£19.10

 

9

15840

80.72

81

£19.70

£19.90

£20.90

 

10

17600

89.74

90

£21.50

£21.70

£22.70

 

11

19360

109.43

110

£25.50

£25.70

£26.70

 

12

21120

119.43

120

£27.50

£27.70

£28.70

 

13

22880

129.43

130

£29.50

£29.70

£30.70

 

14

24640

139.43

140

£31.50

£31.70

£32.70

 

15

26400

149.43

150

£33.50

£33.70

£34.70

 

16

28160

159.43

160

£35.50

£35.70

£36.70

 

17

29920

169.43

170

£37.50

£37.70

£38.70

 

18

31680

179.43

180

£39.50

£39.70

£40.70

 

19

33440

189.43

190

£41.50

£41.70

£42.70

 

20

35200

199.43

200

£43.50

£43.70

£44.70

 

 

Waiting Time

 

 

 

Current

 

Seconds

45

 

Price

£0.20

 

Drops

80

 

Hourly

£16.00

 

 

3600

seconds in an hour

 

 

Extras

 

 

Each hiring between 6pm on 24th
December and 6am on 27th December and between 6pm on 31st December
and 6am on 2nd January

£2.50

 

Each hiring on any other
official Bank Holiday (7am - 7am)

£1.20

Fouling the Vehicle (Maximum
Charge)

£80

For carrying between 5 and 8
passengers for whole journey irrespective of distance

£2.00

 

2.    
That the temporary fuel surcharge that was approved
by the Waste and Street Scene Urgency Sub-Committee in July 2022 be
removed.

 

 

8.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

8.3.1

Representatives of the trade
have requested a review of fares, citing increased costs since
fares were last reviewed and agreed in December 2021.

 

 

8.3.1

The temporary fuel surcharge to
be removed as no longer required due to a decrease in fuel pries
and compensation by an agreed increase in fares.

 

 

8.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

8.4.1

Appendix C sets out the various
requests and proposals from trade representatives.