Agenda item - Hackney Carriage Fares Review

Report of the Executive Director, Neighbourhood Services

8.1

To consider a request from taxi trade representatives to review the maximum permissible fares for journeys in hackney carriage vehicles.

8.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee:-

1. Consider the requests made by trade representatives and amend the fares as follows:

First 100 Yards

		Start	End	Price	Notes
Tariff 1	Day	7am	7pm	£3.50
Tariff 2	Night	7pm	7am	£3.70
Tariff 3	Weekend	7pm	7am	£4.70	Friday 7pm - Sunday 7am

Over 100 Yards

	Yards	Per Drop	When	Yards	Notes
Every	195	£0.20	Up to	17600
Every	176	£0.20	From	17600

Miles	Yards	Drops	Round Drops	T1	T2	T3
0.5	880	4.00	4	£4.30	£4.50	£5.50
1	1760	8.51	9	£5.30	£5.50	£6.50
2	3520	17.54	18	£7.10	£7.30	£8.30
3	5280	26.56	27	£8.90	£9.10	£10.10
4	7040	35.59	36	£10.70	£10.90	£11.90
5	8800	44.62	45	£12.50	£12.70	£13.70
6	10560	53.64	54	£14.30	£14.50	£15.50
7	12320	62.67	63	£16.10	£16.30	£17.30
8	14080	71.69	72	£17.90	£18.10	£19.10
9	15840	80.72	81	£19.70	£19.90	£20.90
10	17600	89.74	90	£21.50	£21.70	£22.70
11	19360	109.43	110	£25.50	£25.70	£26.70
12	21120	119.43	120	£27.50	£27.70	£28.70
13	22880	129.43	130	£29.50	£29.70	£30.70
14	24640	139.43	140	£31.50	£31.70	£32.70
15	26400	149.43	150	£33.50	£33.70	£34.70
16	28160	159.43	160	£35.50	£35.70	£36.70
17	29920	169.43	170	£37.50	£37.70	£38.70
18	31680	179.43	180	£39.50	£39.70	£40.70
19	33440	189.43	190	£41.50	£41.70	£42.70
20	35200	199.43	200	£43.50	£43.70	£44.70

Waiting Time

	Current
Seconds	45
Price	£0.20
Drops	80
Hourly	£16.00

3600	seconds in an hour

Extras

Each hiring between 6pm on 24th December and 6am on 27th December and between 6pm on 31st December and 6am on 2nd January						£2.50



Each hiring on any other official Bank Holiday (7am - 7am)						£1.20

Fouling the Vehicle (Maximum Charge)						£80

For carrying between 5 and 8 passengers for whole journey irrespective of distance						£2.00
						£2.00

2. That the temporary fuel surcharge that was approved by the Waste and Street Scene Urgency Sub-Committee in July 2022 be removed.

8.3

Reasons for Decision

8.3.1

Representatives of the trade have requested a review of fares, citing increased costs since fares were last reviewed and agreed in December 2021.

8.3.1

The temporary fuel surcharge to be removed as no longer required due to a decrease in fuel pries and compensation by an agreed increase in fares.

8.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

8.4.1

Appendix C sets out the various requests and proposals from trade representatives.

8.1

The Licensing Strategy and Policy Officer presented a report for Members to consider a request from taxi trade representatives to review the maximum permissible fares for journeys in hackney carriage vehicles.

8.2

Two proposals for a change to the current fares structure were submitted following consultation with the trade, these were from the Sheffield Taxi Trade Association (STTA) and a joint request from GMB, App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) and Sheffield Eagle Taxi Association (SETA). In addition, a proposal was put forward in the meeting from Councillor Alexi Dimond.

8.3

In reaching their decision, the Committee considered all the proposals in detail and agreed that any additional surcharges should be added to the fare at the beginning of the journey for transparency.

8.4