Somerset, Variation to Hackney Carriage Fares
What is happening?
Somerset Council
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
Section 65 - Variation to table of hackney carriage fares
Somerset Council is proposing to fix the maximum fares that can be charged by hackney carriage (taxi) drivers to those shown in the table below.
For more information about the proposed fares and/or to submit an objection, please visit: https://somersetcouncil.citizenspace.com/licensing/fixing-of-taxi-fares
All objections must be made by no later than the 20th March 2024.
Should no objections be received, the proposed table of fares will come into effect on the 21st March 2024.
Standard tariff:
| First mile | £4.60 |
| For each completed 1/10 of a mile or part thereof | £0.30 |
Waiting time:
| Each completed 2 minutes | £1.00 |
Non-standard tariffs (only one per fare):
| Monday to Saturday between 23:00 and 07:00 | +50% |
| Sundays all day | +50% |
| Bank holidays all day | +100% |
| Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, from 18:00 to 00:00 | +100% |
Extras:
| In excess of 4 passengers, per extra passenger | £2.00 |
| Soiling charge | £100 |
| Toll/clean air zone charges | As required |
Open to feedback
From
25-Jan-2024
To
20-Mar-2024
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