Cambridge City - Hackney Carriage Table Of Fares
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CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT 1976)
HACKNEY CARRIAGE TABLE OF FARES
Cambridge City Council proposes to make the following table of Hackney Carriage Fares applicable to the hire of Hackney Carriages within the City of Cambridge with effect from 1st April 2026. Objections should be made by completing the survey on our online engagement platform by 15th March 2026.
A copy of this notice will be on deposit at the Customer Service Centre, Mandela House, Regent Street Cambridge, CB1 2JP until 15th March 2026
| PROPOSED TABLE OF FARES. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tariff 1: Between 0700 - 1900 hours | £3.90 | |
| Tariff 2: Between 1900 - 0700 hours and Sundays and Bank holidays |
£5.20 | |
| Tariff 3: Between 1900 hours Christmas Eve and 0700 Hours Boxing Days and 1900 hours New Years Eve and 0700 hours New Years Day |
£6.40 | |
| Each tariff includes initial distance of 98.42 yards (90 metres) or part thereof | ||
| For each subsequent 141 yards (129 metres) or part thereof |
£0.20 | |
| WAITING TIME | ||
| (Charged when the vehicle is motionless or when it is travelling below the changeover speed of 16.79km/p/h.) |
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| For each period or part thereof 28 seconds | £0.20 | |
| EXTRA CHARGES | ||
| • 5 or more passengers travelling in the vehicle | £3.50 | |
| • Bicycles not able to be put in the luggage compartment of the vehicle |
£1.50 | |
| • Vehicle unfit to continue working (soiling) | £100.00 | |
| • Fuel Surcharge; (only applicable if the national retail price of diesel |
£0.40 | |
as published by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, has exceeded 179.9p per litre since 1 April 2022)
**There will be a separate notice in this vehicle if this extra charge is payable.”
Please be aware that all journeys in hackney carriages from the city centre ranks (or flags/ hails) to any destination within the City boundaries must be charged on the meter; this is the maximum fare.
Exclusions: e.g. The Taxi-card Scheme.
Any fare calculated in accordance with the Table of Fares may be subject to any concession scheme approved by the Council, provided the driver of this vehicle is a participant in such a scheme and the passenger has provided any necessary proof of entitlement to the benefit of such a scheme to the satisfaction of the driver. Yvonne O’Donnell, Environmental Health Manager
Survey weblink : https://engage.cambridge.gov.uk - Taxi fares 2026/27
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