Arun District Council - Taxi Fares

Arun District Council

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Section 65

NOTICE is hereby given that Arun District Council has set the rate of fares charged for the hire of Hackney Carriages within their District in accordance with the provisions of the above section. The table of fares will be from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 and will apply if the cost for diesel fuel remains below a local average of £2.30 per litre.

MAXIMUM RATE OF FARES FOR DISTANCE WITHIN THE ARUN DISTRICT

The taximeter must be switched on at the start of each journey. All charges shown below include VAT where applicable. The table of fares will remain in use until such time as the cost of diesel fuel reaches £2.30 or more per litre for a period of one month between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2026 then the emergency fare will be charged up to 31st March 2026

MILEAGE (Standard fare)

Vehicles carrying up to four passengers (Tariff 1)

If the distance does not exceed 879.99 yards £4.00
- for each subsequent 58.66 yards or uncompleted part thereof £0.10

This equates to £5.50 for the first mile and £3.00 for each subsequent mile

Vehicles carrying more than four passengers (MPV’s only) (Tariff 4)

If the distance does not exceed 879.99 yards £5.75
- for each subsequent 58.66 yards or uncompleted part thereof £0.15

This equates to £8.00 for the first mile and £4.50 for each subsequent mile

WAITING TIME

For each period of 18 seconds or uncompleted part thereof £0.10
This equates to £20 per hour

EXTRA CHARGES

For hiring’s begun between midnight and 6.00 a.m. +50% of the above fare

For hiring’s on Bank and Public holidays, including Easter Sunday
(but excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day) +50% of the above fare

For hiring’s on Christmas Eve & New Years Eve, after 6.00 p.m. +50% of the above fare

For hiring’s on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Years Day +100% of the above fare

OPTIONAL EXTRA CHARGES

For vehicles carrying less than five passengers (including MPV’s)
- for each person beyond one up to a maximum of four (per journey) £0.20

For each dog (carried at drivers’ discretion) (per journey) £0.20
GUIDE DOGS MUST BE CARRIED FREE OF CHARGE

For each item of luggage carried outside the passenger compartment
(per journey) BUT EXCLUDING SHOPPING BAGS, HAND LUGGAGE
AND CHILDREN’S PUSHCHAIRS £0.20

SOILING CHARGE £100.00

A Booking Fee up to a maximum of £4.00 may be charged where: -

(a) The Hackney Carriage is booked in advance; and

(b) (i) The customer shall be told the cost of the booking fee at the time that the booking is taken, and the amount recorded in the booking log; and

(ii) The customer shall be told that the booking fee is in addition to the fare for the journey; and

(c) The hiring involves a separate journey of at least one mile, starting from the taxi rank or the operator’s premises, to the pick up point.

If the price of diesel fuel reaches a national average of not less than £2.30 per litre for a period of one month during the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 the emergency tariffs stated below will take effect up to 31st March 2026. All other charges will remain the same.
The taximeter must be switched on at the start of each journey. All charges shown below include VAT where applicable.

MILEAGE (Emergency Fare)

Vehicles carrying up to four passengers (Tariff 1)

If the distance does not exceed 825 yards £4.00
- for each subsequent 55 yards or uncompleted part thereof £0.10

This equates to £5.70 for the first mile and £3.20 for each subsequent mile

Vehicles carrying more than four passengers (MPV’s only) (Tariff 4)

If the distance does not exceed 825 yards £5.00
- for each subsequent 55 yards or uncompleted part thereof £0.15

This equates to £8.30 for the first mile and £4.80 for each subsequent mile

NOTES

1. Fares for distance and waiting time will record automatically on the Taximeter, which will be set and sealed at the above rates.

2. Extra charges will be recorded on the Taximeter by the driver at the START of each journey.

3. The Taximeter MUST NOT be switched off at any time during the journey.

A copy of this notice will be kept at the Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton and the Bognor Regis Town Hall, Clarence Road, Bognor Regis and will be open to inspection without payment on any weekday during normal office hours for fourteen days from and after the date of the first publication of this notice

Any objections to the table of fares must be made in writing within fourteen days from the date of the first publication of this notice, addressed to: Taxi Licensing Officer, Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5LF

Dated 17th December 2025