If a meter is fitted to a private hire vehicle it must be used if the journey starts and ends in Guildford Borough. If however, it starts inside Guildford Borough but ends outside the borough then a fare can be agreed with the driver before the journey commences. The meter does not have to be used in this case, but the fare agreed should not exceed the metered rate.

Talk about making the law up as you go along.

TFLs approved a 40p fuel surcharge if the average price of Derv reaches £1.79 !

Whoopee doo.

What spaceinvader said. Plus when other businesses costs increase they vary their prices accordingly, fuel goes up so the hauliers increase the price charged to supermarkets, in turn the supermarkets increase their prices to the consumer. When the wholesale price of crude goes up the gas/electric companies put their bills up as do the petrol stations etc.

So everyone charges higher prices to maintain the same profit margin, yet any increase in costs has to be absorbed by the cabbie - they can't increase prices until allowed by the council and that might only be every 2,3 or even 4 years and then it's usually by a paltry 20p or so which often doesn't even cover the rise in fuel never mind the other expenses. In short every cost increase is a cut to your profits, everyone else raises their prices to cover this, why not cabbies ?