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Castle Point taxi drivers freeze fares


TAXI drivers in Castle Point have agreed to freeze fare prices for the sixth year in succession.

Drivers in the borough came to the decision at a borough Hackney Carriage Association meeting on Monday.

The initial hiring charge for a four seater taxi will remain at £2.80, and the charge for a five to eight seater taxi will stay at £4.20.

Warren Gibson, association chairman, says that the decision to keep prices the same He said: “We just couldn’t justify a fare increase really, so we’ve opted to keep the rate at £2.80.

“Fuel is now under £1-per-litre and insurance costs are falling too, and another major factor in the decision is that a large section of our customers are elderly people.

Of course we have train fares, airport runs and night jobs.

“It was driven by the situation now, and it doesn’t feel the right time to do anything.”


source: http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.u ... eze_fares/

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

I never can understand this mentality, do the bus and train companies keep there fares static for six years, not bleeding likely so why do taxi drivers think it's a good idea.

It's getting to a point where we'll be paying customers to travel. I bet they're all semi retired and drawing pensions.

Wonder if they'll be saying the same thing when the min/living wage is £9 per hour ?

Do they get a certificate for being that f***ing thick?

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IDFIMH

End of cheap petrol 'just weeks away' after oil barons agree on production freeze

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/end ... spartanntp


oh FFS

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

"Oil giants production deal fails to reduce glut, Brent crude falls 3%" today's Telegraph.

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Former taxi driver

I posted something the other week about the price of petrol going up. It wasn't going to last forever.