Rates

Hackney Carriage Tariff - Maximum Fares & Charges

Tariff 1: Day Rate (Chargeable from 7am until 10pm)
Initial Charge
First Mile
Subsequent Mile
£3.00
£4.80
£3.00
Tariff 2: Unsocial Hours (Chargeable from 10pm until 7am daily, Sundays & Bank Holidays, except where Tariff 3 applies)
Initial Charge
First Mile
Subsequent Mile
£4.50
£7.20
£4.50
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
£9.60
£6.00
Extras: NO CHARGE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE DOG OR WHEELCHAIR
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) / animals
£100.00
For each item of luggage, additional passenger, bicycle, perambulator or animal
30p
Booking Fee for Pre-Booked Journeys
90p
Detailed Breakdown Tariff 1 Tariff 2 Tariff 3
Initial distance (All tariffs)
704 yards
704 yards
704 yards
Subsequent additional distance units
117.33 yards
117.33 yards
117.33 yards
Subsequent additional fare units
20 pence
30 pence
40 pence
Initial waiting time
3 minutes 48 seconds
3 minutes 48 seconds
3 minutes 48 seconds
Time unit (meter not recording distance)
38 seconds
38 seconds
38 seconds
Each additional time unit
20 pence
40 pence
60 pence

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1976, PART II SECTION 65(2)(a)

Effective 1st January 2025