Post by acnedriver on Oct 18, 2022 6:01:36 GMT
A public consultation has been launched following proposals to hike up Exeter taxi fares in Exeter by 30 per cent. The last tariff increase in Exeter was nine years ago in 2013.
The request, from both of the Exeter St David’s Hackney Carriage Associations, would see a rise in hackney carriage and private hire tariffs from £2.20 to £2.70 for the first 72 yards (or part thereof) and £0.10 for each subsequent 72 yards (or part thereof), between 7am and 7pm, on any other day other than Sundays or Bank Holidays.
The second tariff for journeys between 7pm and 7am and on Sundays, proposes a rise from £2.70 to £3.20 for the first 57 yards (or part thereof) and £0.10 for each subsequent 57 yards (or part thereof). There are also new proposals for Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Exeter City Council is responsible for setting fares in the city so has launched a public consultation for people to give their views. The deadline for comments to be received is up until November 2.
On the council's Facebook page, the proposals have received a mixed reaction.
A local resident said: "The fares in Exeter are absolutely extortionate. Saying that, the UK as a whole is expensive, but at least in other cities in the UK, Uber and Bolt are an option.
"Sadly, in Exeter, they charge what they want as there's very little competition. I've used taxis around the world and the UK, and Exeter have always been the most expensive."
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-taxi-fares-set-massive-7712218
The request, from both of the Exeter St David’s Hackney Carriage Associations, would see a rise in hackney carriage and private hire tariffs from £2.20 to £2.70 for the first 72 yards (or part thereof) and £0.10 for each subsequent 72 yards (or part thereof), between 7am and 7pm, on any other day other than Sundays or Bank Holidays.
The second tariff for journeys between 7pm and 7am and on Sundays, proposes a rise from £2.70 to £3.20 for the first 57 yards (or part thereof) and £0.10 for each subsequent 57 yards (or part thereof). There are also new proposals for Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Exeter City Council is responsible for setting fares in the city so has launched a public consultation for people to give their views. The deadline for comments to be received is up until November 2.
On the council's Facebook page, the proposals have received a mixed reaction.
A local resident said: "The fares in Exeter are absolutely extortionate. Saying that, the UK as a whole is expensive, but at least in other cities in the UK, Uber and Bolt are an option.
"Sadly, in Exeter, they charge what they want as there's very little competition. I've used taxis around the world and the UK, and Exeter have always been the most expensive."
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-taxi-fares-set-massive-7712218