Post by The Dark Knight on Jan 18, 2024 10:33:25 GMT
Taxi fares to increase to help Rotherham cabbies meet rising costs
The current charge for the first mile is £4.50, with each additional mile costing the passenger £1.50.
Drivers have requested that the council allow them to charge £4.80 for the first mile, an increase of 6.7 per cent, and £1.70 for each additional mile thereafter – a 13 per cent increase.
If the plans are approved, the waiting charge will be increased from 20p to 30p per minute, and to raise the soiling charge from £50 to £60.
Rotherham’s Hackney Carriage Association has requested the changes as cost of running a vehicle has increased since the the current rate was set in 2022.
The charge for night time, Sunday and bank holidays will also increase from £4.70, to £5.10, with each additional mile also raised from £1.70 to £1.90.
www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/taxi-fares-to-increase-to-help-rotherham-cabbies-meet-rising-costs-4480733
The current charge for the first mile is £4.50, with each additional mile costing the passenger £1.50.
Drivers have requested that the council allow them to charge £4.80 for the first mile, an increase of 6.7 per cent, and £1.70 for each additional mile thereafter – a 13 per cent increase.
If the plans are approved, the waiting charge will be increased from 20p to 30p per minute, and to raise the soiling charge from £50 to £60.
Rotherham’s Hackney Carriage Association has requested the changes as cost of running a vehicle has increased since the the current rate was set in 2022.
The charge for night time, Sunday and bank holidays will also increase from £4.70, to £5.10, with each additional mile also raised from £1.70 to £1.90.
www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/taxi-fares-to-increase-to-help-rotherham-cabbies-meet-rising-costs-4480733