Post by acnedriver on Nov 18, 2022 6:31:22 GMT
Taxi fares are to go up for passengers who hail a cab in Stafford after the drivers requested a rise. Operators of hackney carriages, which can use taxi ranks or be stopped in the street, can now increase their starting fares by 40p after Stafford Borough Council cabinet members gave the go-ahead.
The rise means that a two-mile journey by hackney carriage will go up to £6.50 on “tariff one”. A higher “tariff two” can be charged for hires starting between 12am and 7am on any day, between 6pm and 11pm on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve or on any public bank holiday, it was agreed.
The national average cost for two-mile “tariff one” fares is £6.55, a report to the cabinet said. This means Stafford Borough is below the national average - but is now charging one of the highest fares across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent.
www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/local-news/taxi-fares-go-up-stafford-7829999
The rise means that a two-mile journey by hackney carriage will go up to £6.50 on “tariff one”. A higher “tariff two” can be charged for hires starting between 12am and 7am on any day, between 6pm and 11pm on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve or on any public bank holiday, it was agreed.
The national average cost for two-mile “tariff one” fares is £6.55, a report to the cabinet said. This means Stafford Borough is below the national average - but is now charging one of the highest fares across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent.
www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/local-news/taxi-fares-go-up-stafford-7829999