Taxi fares in York set to increase due to soaring inflation
In a Licensing and Regulatory Committee meeting on June 13, councillors at the City of York Council voted to advertise proposed increases of Hackney carriage fares in the city’s local media.
If implemented, it will see the price of a ‘tariff one’ mile journey increase by around 60p per mile, from approximately £4.90 to £5.50.
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Hide AdHowever, the new fares could see trips to and from the racecourse on race days to as much as £8.20 a mile and for Christmas and New Year trips up to around £10 a mile.
Current Table of Fares | Proposed Table of Fares | ||
Standard Charges | Additional | Standard Charges | Additional |
Tariff 1 £3.00 157.8 yards 144.29 metres 39.8 seconds | 20p 168.2 yards 153.8 metres 42.4 seconds | Tariff 1 £3.40 215.8 yards 197.3 metres 56.4 seconds | 20p 144.8 yards 132.4 metres 37.9 seconds |
Tariff 2 £3.90 77.6 yards 70.96 metres 19.3 seconds | As above | Tariff 2 £4.40 124.0 yards 113.4 metres 32.2 seconds | As above |
Tariff 3 £6.00 1066 yards 974.75 metres 4 mins 27.6 seconds | As above | Tariff 3 £6.20 313.0 yards 286.2 metres 81.8 seconds | As above |
Premium Rates | Additional | Premium Rates | Additional |
Tariff 4 £4.50 157.8 yards 144.29 metres 39.8 seconds | 30p 168.2 yards 153.8 metres 42.4 seconds | Tariff 4 £5.10 215.8 yards 197.3 metres 56.4 seconds | 30p 144.8 yards 132.4 metres 37.9 seconds |
Tariff 5 £5.85 77.6 yards 70.96 metres 19.3 seconds | As above | Tariff 5 £6.60 124.0 yards 113.4 metres 32.2 seconds | As above |
Coun Rachel Melly said: “Hackney carriages are very important for public protection, for making sure people can get home safely. Disabled people are mentioned in the report as relying on Hackney carriages for having independence and getting about. I would also include women, anybody who is intoxicated or vulnerable at night and needs to get home safely so it’s important that we consider this carefully.”
Coun Jason Rose said: “It’s definitely worth acknowledging that the inflation levels have been high for a couple of years and continue to be really high. I think it is absolutely something that needs to go through as a review like this.
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Hide Ad“But it’s worth noting as well that there are people in the city who are vulnerable, particularly in the categories you [coun Melly] already named for whom if they are living on the edge of the city I think it’s a 16.5 per cent increase on a taxi fare each time they get a taxi.”
He added: “They’re already hit by large cost of living increases, particularly the more vulnerable people are impacted more by those cost of living increases, and on top of that the transport fees are going to be a lot higher than that as well.”
The tariffs are as follows:
Standards charges
Tariff 1 – day time 7am – 10pm
Tariff 2 – night time 10pm – 7am
Tariff 3 – race days (to and from the racecourse only)
Premium rates – Christmas and New Year
Tariff 4 – day time 7am – 10pm
Tariff 5 – night time 10pm – 7am
It also covers extras, which include additional charges for:
- Bank Holidays
- Cats and dogs (excluding assistant dogs)
- Each item of luggage carried in the boot
- Fouling of the vehicle interior
Meanwhile, the results of the inflation calculations over the last four years have shown the following percentage increases:December 2018 – December 2019 – 2.91 per centDecember 2019 – December 2020 – 0.99 per centDecember 2020 – December 2021 – 9.62 per centDecember 2021 – December 2022 – 10.97 per cent