Post by acnedriver on Mar 17, 2023 11:28:21 GMT
Taxi fares could be going up in Wigan if cab drivers get their way – which will see them take home £50 a week more.
The Wigan Taxi Drivers and Owners Coalition has put forward a new fare price which would increase the current rates by £1.
Higher costs of fuel, an increased cost of living and insurance premiums for drivers were all factors that led the drivers to ask for this pay bump, a report states.
“Due to circumstances out of our control, cost of living going up, we would like to put in a hackney carriage fare increase,” its request to Wigan Council states.
“This time it’s not a big increase percentage wise, it’s just a flat rate £1 per job increase. So in a nutshell it’s a pound a job increase and no increase on mileage charge.
www.wigantoday.net/news/transport/the-price-of-wigan-taxi-fares-could-go-up-as-cabbies-respond-to-cost-of-living-crisis-4068167
The Wigan Taxi Drivers and Owners Coalition has put forward a new fare price which would increase the current rates by £1.
Higher costs of fuel, an increased cost of living and insurance premiums for drivers were all factors that led the drivers to ask for this pay bump, a report states.
“Due to circumstances out of our control, cost of living going up, we would like to put in a hackney carriage fare increase,” its request to Wigan Council states.
“This time it’s not a big increase percentage wise, it’s just a flat rate £1 per job increase. So in a nutshell it’s a pound a job increase and no increase on mileage charge.
www.wigantoday.net/news/transport/the-price-of-wigan-taxi-fares-could-go-up-as-cabbies-respond-to-cost-of-living-crisis-4068167