People travelling during the festive period are set to be hit by higher taxi fares in North Ayrshire but most charges will remain the same after councillors agreed new draft plans for the next year.
According to the Daily Record, drivers from the trade have already been consulted on the plans.
Licensing Committee chair, Eleanor Collier, said: "I have been speaking to taxi drivers about their thoughts on the review to widen the unofficial consultation and Councillor Stalker has done the same and the views are aligned to what the proposal is.
"No one so far has been clamouring for an increase in fares owing to the cost of living crisis and they feel it would be detrimental to their business.”
Tariff One is proposed to be £3.50 for the first three-quarters-of-a-mile, then each mile would be £2.30 (in 10p units). Waiting: up to 10 minutes - £3.50 (and then 10p every 20 seconds or part).
Tariff Two is £4 for the first three-quarters-of-a-mile. Then each mile is £3 (in 10p units). Waiting: up to 10 minutes is £4 and then 10p every 20 seconds or part).
Tariff 2 applies if the journey starts and/or ends: - in the period (midnight) until 7am. (night) - on a Sunday - on the following Public Holidays: Good Friday, early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday, Summer Bank Holiday, November 30 (St Andrew’s Day).
Tariffs One and Two are unchanged from the last review.
If a Bank Holiday is on a weekend, the following Monday is treated as the Bank Holiday.
Tariff 3 (Festive period): If the journey starts and/or ends from December 25 until December 26, at 7am or from January 1 until January 2, at 7am, the fare is double Tariff One.
This is a change with December 26 and January 2 included in the increased charges, as opposed to just Christmas and New Year's Day. Boundary charges apply.
The Board agreed to the draft proposals and to instruct the Chief Executive to give notice of that draft as well as continuing consideration of the review until a further meeting of the committee at least a month after public notice has been given in the media.
Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/north-ayrshire-taxi-review-proposes-33072458
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