Post by The Dark Knight on Jan 26, 2024 9:18:36 GMT
Wirral taxi fares to be reviewed following complaints
Proposals for the Wirral to have the highest taxi fares in the Liverpool City Region are to be reconsidered amid opposition from drivers.
Wirral Council’s regulatory committee approved an increase in taxi tariffs in the borough following representations made by Hackney Carriage drivers and Unite the Union in November. This would lead to an increase in fares as well as a new £5 fee for anyone being dropped off in Liverpool.
The proposals will now be looked at again after drivers and members of the public expressed their concern.
The current day rate is £3.60 for the first 300 yards and 20p for every 207 yards but this would change to an additional 20p every 175 yards – effectively £5.40 per mile.
This would mean it will cost 40p more to travel a single mile and £3.60 more to go 10 miles. However on bank holidays it would actually be cheaper to go five miles or more but on Christmas Day and the New Year, it would cost £9.30 and £47.70 to go one mile and 10 miles respectively.
www.birkenhead.news/wirral-taxi-fares-to-be-reviewed-following-complaints/
Proposals for the Wirral to have the highest taxi fares in the Liverpool City Region are to be reconsidered amid opposition from drivers.
Wirral Council’s regulatory committee approved an increase in taxi tariffs in the borough following representations made by Hackney Carriage drivers and Unite the Union in November. This would lead to an increase in fares as well as a new £5 fee for anyone being dropped off in Liverpool.
The proposals will now be looked at again after drivers and members of the public expressed their concern.
The current day rate is £3.60 for the first 300 yards and 20p for every 207 yards but this would change to an additional 20p every 175 yards – effectively £5.40 per mile.
This would mean it will cost 40p more to travel a single mile and £3.60 more to go 10 miles. However on bank holidays it would actually be cheaper to go five miles or more but on Christmas Day and the New Year, it would cost £9.30 and £47.70 to go one mile and 10 miles respectively.
www.birkenhead.news/wirral-taxi-fares-to-be-reviewed-following-complaints/