• Rates

  • Hackney Carriage Tariff - Maximum Fares & Charges

  • Tariff 1: Day Rate (Chargeable from 7am until 11pm)

    Initial Charge First Mile Subsequent Mile
    £3.00 £3.60 £2.80

  • Tariff 2: Unsocial Hours (Chargeable from 11pm until 7am daily, Sundays & Bank Holidays, except where Tariff 3 applies)

    Initial Charge First Mile Subsequent Mile
    £4.50 £5.40 £4.20

  • Tariff 3: Special Rate (Chargeable on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Plus from 6 pm on Christmas Eve and new Year's Eve)

    Initial Charge First Mile Subsequent Mile
    £6.00 £7.20 £5.60

  • Detailed Breakdown

    Tariff 1 Tariff 2 Tariff 3
    Initial Distance 1382.87 yards 1382.87 yards 1382.87 yards
    Subsequent Additional Distance Units 125.71 yards 125.71 yards 125.71 yards
    Subsequent Additional Fare Units 20 pence 30 pence 40 pence
    Time Unit (Meter Not Recording Distance) 60 seconds 60 seconds 60 seconds
    Each Additional Time Unit 30 pence 40 pence 60 pence

  • Proprietors of Hackney Carriages licensed to carry and actually carrying 5, 6, 7, or 8 passengers are entitled to Charge 1 and ½ times each Tariff.
    For the soiling of the vehicle by the passenger(s) the proprietor may charge £75

    THE ABOVE FARES ARE THE OFFICIAL COUNCIL TARIFF AND ARE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS THE DRIVER IS AUTHORISED TO CHARGE

    Purbeck District Council have increased fares but as yet we haven't applied them

    CHILD SEATS AVAILABLE (SUITABLE FOR 9 MONTHS - 12 YEARS) £2 PER TRIP