Shropshire Council

Hackney Carriage Table of Fares for the administrative area of Shropshire Council 2022

  • Period: 04 July 2022 - 31 July 2022
  • Status: Closed
  • Audiences: Everyone
  • Topics: Licensing and applications, Transport
  • Type: Public

We are seeking your comments on the following:

Shropshire Council, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, Section 65, Hackney Carriage Table of Fares.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN under the above Act that Shropshire Council proposes to vary the Hackney Carriage Table of Fares for the administrative area of Shropshire Council in accordance with the following table:

Tariff 1

(From 07.00 hrs to 23.00 hrs Mon - Sat)

Flag & First Mile (1,760 yards (1,609 metres))  

£4.90

For each 176 yards or uncompleted part thereof (equivalent to £1.80 per mile)

£0.18

Waiting time (equivalent to £18 per hour)

£0.15 per 30 sec

Tariff 2

(23.00 to 07.00 hrs including all day Sunday and Bank Holidays, with the exception of those listed below)

Flag & First Mile (1,760 yards (1,609 metres))

£6.00

For each 176 yards or uncompleted part thereof (equivalent to £2.80 per mile)

£0.28

Waiting time (equivalent to £30 per hour)

£0.25 per 30 sec

Tariff 3

(From 00.01 hrs to 24.00 hrs on Easter Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day)

Flag & First Mile (1,760 yards (1,609 metres))   

£6.60

For each 176 yards or uncompleted part thereof (equivalent to £3.30 per mile)

£0.33

Waiting time (equivalent to £36 per hour)

£0.30 per 30 sec

Tariff 4

Optional tariff for minibus or larger vehicles where 5 or more passengers are carried

(From 07.00 hrs to 23.00 hrs Mon - Sat)

Flag & First Mile (1,760 yards (1,609 metres))   

£7.50

For each 176 yards or uncompleted part thereof (equivalent to £3.30 per mile)

£0.33

Waiting time (equivalent to £36 per hour)

£0.30 per 30 sec

Tariff 5

Optional tariff for minibus or larger vehicles where 5 or more passengers are carried

(23.00 to 07.00 hrs including all day Sunday and Bank Holidays, with the exception of those listed below)

Flag & First Mile (1,760 yards (1,609 metres))   

£8.50

For each 176 yards or uncompleted part thereof (equivalent to £3.30 per mile)

£0.33

Waiting time (equivalent to £36 per hour)

£0.30 per 30 sec

Tariff 6

Optional tariff for minibus or larger vehicles where 5 or more passengers are carried

(From 00.01 hrs to 24.00 hrs on Easter Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day)

Flag & First Mile (1,760 yards (1,609 metres))   

£9.50

For each 176 yards or uncompleted part thereof (equivalent to £3.30 per mile)

£0.33

Waiting time (equivalent to £36 per hour)

£0.30 per 30 sec

Extra Charges

£100.00

 

We are really keen to hear your comments on the proposed Table of Fares

Any objections to the proposed fares should be made in writing and addressed to Licensing, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND or by e-mail to taxis@shropshire.gov.uk by noon on 31 July 2022. 

If no objection to this proposal is received within the specified period, then the proposed table of fares will come into force at noon on 1 September 2022. It is intended that any objections received by the specified date (31 July 2022), will be considered by Shropshire Council’s Strategic Licensing Committee at a meeting on 5 October 2022.

In accordance with Section 65(2)(b) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 a copy of the notice may be inspected without payment during normal office hours at the Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND until noon on 31 July 2022. Please contact taxis@shropshire.gov.uk if you would like to inspect a copy of the notice.

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