captain cab wrote:
It is not known which taxi firm took Mr Hill home but the Hereford Times understands that a tariff two rate – imposed by the council between the hours of 11pm and 8am – would have cost around £106.37.
For 30 miles?
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sat Aug 13, 2016 8:00 pm ] |
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OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare THE inconsistent nature of taxi charges left one man outraged after he was charged more than £100 to be taken from Hereford to Knighton following a spell in hospital. Peter Hill, 77, said he wants to warn others to check fares ahead of their journey after forking out £105 following a trip in the early hours of the morning. He believes the 31-mile journey should have cost around £40, as quoted by a Knighton taxi firm, but it appears he was charged a tariff two rate due to the time of the trip. Mr Hill said: "I was taken from Hereford County Hospital at 4.30am on Tuesday, August 2. "The taxi was ordered from the reception desk of the hospital. I was ill and the driver on arrival at Knighton charged me £105 for 31 miles. "I am on a state pension and find myself desperately short of money for food now." It is not known which taxi firm took Mr Hill home but the Hereford Times understands that a tariff two rate – imposed by the council between the hours of 11pm and 8am – would have cost around £106.37. Some firms, such as High Town Taxis, will only ever charge a maximum of the lowest set tariff (tariff one) for any bookings and distance jobs are always discounted. However, a tariff one charge for the same journey would be expected to cost around £70. Mr Hill is now urging people to be aware of the possible costs they could face and to check ahead. Jon Barnes, chief operating officer at Wye Valley NHS Trust said there was limited resource available for patient transport and the NHS needs to prioritise patients with a medical need. “We are committed to making sure hospital transport is available to those whose medical condition makes it impossible for them to travel to and from hospital by any other means, in line with national NHS criteria," he said. “The trust therefore provides a non-emergency patient transport services (PTS) for those with a medical need, which is provided by an approved transport company and at no charge to the patient. “Patients who are not eligible for non-emergency PTS are in general expected to make their own transport arrangements. "This may be a friend or relative providing transport or via a private transport company. “If patients require assistance with contacting a friend, relative or private transport service, the trust, where possible, will endeavour to assist with these arrangements." However, he said this is a private arrangement between the patient and the person/company providing transport and patients are advised of this at the time. They are also asked to ensure they have sufficient funds to pay for the transport. Help is also available with travel costs for patients who meet the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) criteria. Patients can find out more about this scheme by visiting nhs.uk and searching for healthcare costs. source: http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/n ... taxi_fare/ |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sat Aug 13, 2016 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
captain cab wrote: It is not known which taxi firm took Mr Hill home but the Hereford Times understands that a tariff two rate – imposed by the council between the hours of 11pm and 8am – would have cost around £106.37. For 30 miles?
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| Author: | roythebus [ Sat Aug 13, 2016 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
And 30 miles back, 60 mile round trip and dead mileage to the hospital? |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Sat Aug 13, 2016 10:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
That would be tariff 1 £50, and tariff 2 £75 here in the Borders |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sun Aug 14, 2016 12:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
roythebus wrote: And 30 miles back, 60 mile round trip and dead mileage to the hospital? decent point |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Sun Aug 14, 2016 3:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
He got a discount. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Sun Aug 14, 2016 6:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
would have been about £82 here at full T2 meter rate but no journeys are taken of that distance on meter rates customers always ask for price up front |
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| Author: | grandad [ Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
There should be something done about hospitals discharging patients in the middle of the night. |
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| Author: | ven2112 [ Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
grandad wrote: There should be something done about hospitals discharging patients in the middle of the night. should have used the free phone at the hospital though , it would have cost nowt ,  fooking cracked me up that post & when i told the lads it cracked them up
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Sun Aug 14, 2016 4:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
grandad wrote: There should be something done about hospitals discharging patients in the middle of the night. They do it round here from the Hospital wards. Last year I picked an OAP up who'd been discharged from a ward at 03:30 on the Sunday morning. He was taken down to the Main Entrance with all his stuff and left there. They'd discharged him because they were short on beds. He'd only got his nightwear on plus a dressing gown. They'd put all his medication in a plastic bag along with his belongings. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Sun Aug 14, 2016 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
roythebus wrote: And 30 miles back, 60 mile round trip and dead mileage to the hospital? One hours work. £105? If Uber had done that job the whole of the UK taxi/PH trade would be going f***ing mad. |
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
grandad wrote: There should be something done about hospitals discharging patients in the middle of the night. indeed vote labour dump the Tory Vermin 
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
Nidge2 wrote: grandad wrote: There should be something done about hospitals discharging patients in the middle of the night. They do it round here from the Hospital wards. Last year I picked an OAP up who'd been discharged from a ward at 03:30 on the Sunday morning. He was taken down to the Main Entrance with all his stuff and left there. They'd discharged him because they were short on beds. He'd only got his nightwear on plus a dressing gown. They'd put all his medication in a plastic bag along with his belongings. the health service is safe with us David Cameron 
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
trotskys twin wrote: Nidge2 wrote: grandad wrote: There should be something done about hospitals discharging patients in the middle of the night. They do it round here from the Hospital wards. Last year I picked an OAP up who'd been discharged from a ward at 03:30 on the Sunday morning. He was taken down to the Main Entrance with all his stuff and left there. They'd discharged him because they were short on beds. He'd only got his nightwear on plus a dressing gown. They'd put all his medication in a plastic bag along with his belongings. the health service is safe with us David Cameron THAT TORY GIT GRANDAD STUFFED AGAIN 
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: OAP shocked by £105 taxi fare |
trotskys twin wrote: Nidge2 wrote: grandad wrote: There should be something done about hospitals discharging patients in the middle of the night. They do it round here from the Hospital wards. Last year I picked an OAP up who'd been discharged from a ward at 03:30 on the Sunday morning. He was taken down to the Main Entrance with all his stuff and left there. They'd discharged him because they were short on beds. He'd only got his nightwear on plus a dressing gown. They'd put all his medication in a plastic bag along with his belongings. THAT TORY GIT GRANDAD STUFFED AGAIN How would a Labour government stop people being discharged in the middle of the night? |
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