Post by The Dark Knight on Jul 6, 2023 9:47:28 GMT
Increased taxi fares could be set for Weymouth and Portland
Increased taxi fares in the Weymouth and Portland area could soon be introduced – after only one public objection was made to the proposals. A Dorset Council licensing sub-committee unanimously backed the new charges at a meeting on Thursday afternoon (June 29).
Portland councillor Susan Cocking said she had no objection to the rises, expressing sympathy for local drivers who she said were seeing the same sort of increases in most things, as everyone else. Weymouth Cllr Brian Heatley said his only worry was that the rises, which he had calculated as being between 3.2per cent and 5 per cent, would not be enough with official inflation running at 8.7 per cent.
The new rates, to be introduced during July, will see the two-mile payment rise to £7.60, similar to neighbouring areas, apart from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, where the two mile rate is £8.20. The agreed increase will add 20p to the first mile and 10p to each subsequent mile – although taxi drivers can decide to charge less if they choose to.
Fares for the Weymouth and Portland area were last altered in April 2022, along with changes for the rest of the Dorset Council area.
Said a report to the committee: “The Weymouth Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Association have requested a further small rise this year, as they believe that smaller annual increases are accepted by the travelling public better than infrequent larger ones.”
www.dorset.live/news/dorset-news/increased-taxi-fares-could-set-8572615
Increased taxi fares in the Weymouth and Portland area could soon be introduced – after only one public objection was made to the proposals. A Dorset Council licensing sub-committee unanimously backed the new charges at a meeting on Thursday afternoon (June 29).
Portland councillor Susan Cocking said she had no objection to the rises, expressing sympathy for local drivers who she said were seeing the same sort of increases in most things, as everyone else. Weymouth Cllr Brian Heatley said his only worry was that the rises, which he had calculated as being between 3.2per cent and 5 per cent, would not be enough with official inflation running at 8.7 per cent.
The new rates, to be introduced during July, will see the two-mile payment rise to £7.60, similar to neighbouring areas, apart from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, where the two mile rate is £8.20. The agreed increase will add 20p to the first mile and 10p to each subsequent mile – although taxi drivers can decide to charge less if they choose to.
Fares for the Weymouth and Portland area were last altered in April 2022, along with changes for the rest of the Dorset Council area.
Said a report to the committee: “The Weymouth Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Association have requested a further small rise this year, as they believe that smaller annual increases are accepted by the travelling public better than infrequent larger ones.”
www.dorset.live/news/dorset-news/increased-taxi-fares-could-set-8572615