Renfrewshire - Taxi Fares Scale
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Renfrewshire Council
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 Taxi Fares Scale
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with the provisions of Section 17 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 that Renfrewshire Council proposes to fix a new taxi fares scale as follows :
TARIFF
FARES BY DISTANCE
Minimum fare for a distance not exceeding ½ mile £4.35
For each additional 252 yards or part thereof 30p
FARES FOR WAITING TIME
For each period of 2 minutes or part thereof 45p
EXTRAS
For each passenger in excess of 4, a fifth passenger charge of 75p
(applicable to 5,6, or 7 seater taxis)
An additional charge for journeys commencing after midnight and before 5.00am Sunday to Thursday £2.00
An additional charge for journeys commencing after midnight and before 5.00am Friday and Saturday £2.45
Glasgow Airport pick up and drop off charge £5.50
An additional charge for journeys commencing after midnight on 24 December until midnight on 26 December and from midnight
on 31 December until midnight on 2 January £1.25
From midnight on 24 December until midnight on 26 December
the fare chargeable shall be normal fare plus 1/3 (Tariff 2)
From midnight on 31 December until midnight on 2 January
the fare chargeable shall be normal fare plus 1/3 (Tariff 2)
SOILING FEE
Soiling in this context includes any soiling by means of food, drink,
vomit, urine or excrement up to a maximum of £100.00
FARES TO PLACES BEYOND THE RENFREWSHIRE AREA BOUNDARY
The driver is not obliged to accept the hire. Any hire terminating outwith the Renfrewshire Area will be charged at a rate to be agreed at the time of hire.
Fares chargeable for journeys where a taxi is hired on an exclusive basis shall be charged in
accordance with the normal fares scale determined by the Council, but shall be modified
where a taxi is hired on a shared basis according to the number of hirers sharing the vehicle,
as follows:-
1.One hirer: 100% of the fare
2.For two hirers: 100% of the first hirer to the point of the second hirer and thereafter both pay 75% of the standard fare each
3. If three hirers : As above to the point of the third hirer and thereafter all pay 65% of the standard fare each.
4.If four hirers : As above to the point of the fourth hirer and thereafter all pay 55% of the standard fare each.
5.If five hirers : As above to the point of the fifth hirer and thereafter all pay 50% of the standard fare each.
6. On departure from the taxi of one or more hirers the fare payable will revert to the rate
appropriate to the remaining number of hirers.
The effect of the above proposal is, firstly, to increase the Flag Fall (minimum fare) from £4.05 to £4.35. Secondly, the proposal is to increase the additional distance charge by retaining the unit charge of 30p but applying it to a reduced distance of 252 yards. Thirdly, the proposal would increase the current waiting time charge for each 2 minutes (or part thereof) from 42p to 45p.
The proposal would also increase: the additional passenger charge from 70p to 75p; the additional charge for journeys between midnight and 5am Sunday to Thursday nights from £1.90 to £2; the additional charge for journeys between midnight and 5am Friday and Saturday nights from £2.30 to £2.45; the Glasgow Airport pick up and drop off charge from £5 to £5.50; the additional charges applicable between 24th - 26th December and 31st December - 2nd January from £1.20 to £1.25; and the soiling fee from £50 to £100.
It is proposed that the above fares scale will come into effect on 14 April 2025.
Any person wishing to make representations in relation to the above proposals must do so in writing to the undernoted address no later than 4 January 2025.
Mark Conaghan, Head of Corporate Governance
Renfrewshire Council, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1TT
Or by email to: licensing.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk
4 December 2024
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