Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street - Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 Taxi Fares Scale

Renfrewshire Council

Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Taxi Fares Scale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with the provisions of Section 18A of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 that a new taxi fares scale has been fixed for Renfrewshire to come into effect on 1st September 2023 as follows:

TARIFF
FARES BY DISTANCE
Minimum fare for a distance not exceeding ½ mile £4.05
For each additional 267 yards or part thereof 30p

FARES FOR WAITING TIME
For each period of 2 minutes or part thereof 42p

EXTRAS
For each passenger in excess of 4, a fifth passenger charge of (applicable to 5,6, or 7 seater taxis) 70p
An additional charge for journeys commencing after midnight and before 5.00am Sunday to Thursday £1.90
An additional charge for journeys commencing after midnight and before 5.00am Friday and Saturday £2.30
Glasgow Airport pick up and drop off charge £5.00
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 £1.20
From midnight on 24 December until midnight on 26 December normal fare plus the fare chargeable shall be 1/3 (Tariff 2)
From midnight on 31 December until midnight on 2 January normal fare plus the fare chargeable shall be 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 £50.00

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.

Alastair MacArthur Director of Finance & Resources Renfrewshire Council, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1TT

Dated: 23rd August 2023

Renfrewshire Council

www.renfrewshire.gov.uk