The Boston Hackney Carriage Association (BHCA) proposed the increases to combat rising fuel, staff, and insurance costs, noting that maximum fares have not changed since August 2022.

The controversy began when local resident Andrew Matthews shared a screenshot on X from a government procurement tracking website.

The proposed change would see fares increase by roughly 10% compared to current rates. This move follows a previous endorsement by the council’s licensing and general purposes committee in May.

Albert Xhediku, a driver for City Wide Taxis, was playing a five-a-side game at the Mountbatten Centre on January 17, 2016, when the match turned fatal.

The decision comes despite sharp warnings from council members that higher prices could severely damage the local taxi industry.

Members of Powys County Council’s Taxi Licensing committee met on June 11, to review a proposed taxi tariff hike, which will be sent to the cabinet for a final decision in the coming weeks.

Officers were originally called to the scene at around 11:30pm on Friday, May 29, following reports that a silver Toyota Prius PHV had been stolen.

Keith Lambton, 53, of Chester-le-Street, was contracted by Durham County Council to safely collect up to five children, aged 11 to 16, from various addresses and drive them to school.