Appendix C – Proposed new hackney carriage fares

For any journey starting:	The tariff level is:
06:00 - 22:59	Tariff 1
23:00 - 01:59	Tariff 2
All day on Sundays, Bank Holidays, Public Holidays and Easter Sunday
20:00 - 23:59 Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
02:00 - 05:59	Tariff 3
All day Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day

The below table shows the proposed starting charge and subsequent charges for distance after 1 mile and for any waiting time.

	Tariff 1	Tariff 2	Tariff 3
Flag fall	£5.40	£6.70	£7.25
Inclusive miles	1	1	1
Subsequent 176 yd or 161 m (1/10 mile)	£0.27	£0.35	£0.40
Waiting time per minute or part thereof	£0.27	£0.35	£0.40

Some examples of journey costs are below:

2 miles	£8.10	£10.20	£11.25
3 miles	£10.80	£13.70	£15.25
5 miles	£16.20	£20.70	£23.25
10 miles	£29.70	£38.20	£43.25

Proposed extra charges are shown in the below table

Carrying more than 4 passengers	£1.50 per extra passenger (regardless of distance)
Soiling charge	£150 maximum