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Taxi prices look set to rise in Nuneaton and Bedworth


A HIKE in taxi fares across Nuneaton and Bedworth is set to hit passengers in the height of this summer.

Should no objections be raised, people will have to pay even more to hop into a cab as of Friday, August 12.

It is no secret that taxi charges across the borough are currently higher than neighbouring cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Leicester and even cost more than the national average.

But the new rates will no doubt make taxi journeys across the two towns among the most costly in the country.

Under the planned increase, the fare for the first 880 yards of a journey will rise by 25p to £3.50 at Tariff 1; by 50p to £4.75 at Tariff 2 and by 75p to £6.20 at Tariff 3.

Licensing chiefs say that the subsequent yardage will be reduced from 220 to 202 yards but the charge for each tariff will remain the same.

Members of the Nuneaton and Bedworth Taxi Association put their case to the Town Hall that, after a four-year gap without a rise, an increase was needed to keep up with the minimum wage, statutory pension provision and National Insurance for staff and vehicle insurance.

They said that even the reduction in fuel prices has not helped them balance the increase in overheads.

Consultation is currently under way to find out what people think of the proposed charges before the new prices go live.

Councillor Gwyn Pomfrett, cabinet member for central services, previously stressed that the new charges are the absolute maximum that drivers can charge.

"These are maximum fares and customers can negotiate a reduction on these costs," he said.

"However the meter cost is the maximum cost and no driver should ever charge you more than the amount that appears on the meter."

Anyone who would like to object to the planned changes are being urged to do so in writing to the licensing section at the Town Hall, Coton Road, Nuneaton or email licensing@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk

The deadline for all comments is Thursday, August 4.

Read more at http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/taxi-bos ... oWQuvtc.99

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