(The thread title should really say 'may' as opposed to 'to'. But I ran out of characters, and 'to' fits, but 'may' was one character too much
)Not much to see here, and pretty modest proposed increase if it's only 10% over four years
But, of course, it also depends where they started from...
Also interesting and apposite comments about fuel prices. Certainly up a few pence here in Fife, but still nothing like peak prices a few years ago, as outlined here
But who knows how all that will pan out
Wealden councillors to consider potential taxi fare increase
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/2591309 ... -increase/
Wealden residents could soon be asked to have their say on increasing taxi fares for the first time in four years.
On Thursday (March 12), Wealden District Council’s general purposes and licensing committee is set to take a view on if the authority should consult on increasing its maximum Hackney Carriage fares.
In a report to the committee, licensing officers set out how the council is considering increasing fares by ten per cent from November 2026. The report says the council last increased maximum fares in October 2022.
Since this last increase, the report says, inflation has seen prices rise by around 14.6 per cent. But officers said average diesel prices had decreased by around 25 per cent over the same period — falling from 188 pence per litre in October 2022 and 141 pence per litre in February 2026.
As a result, officers say a ten per cent increase in maximum fares is considered to be a “reasonable” change.
Diesel prices have increased in the past few days as a result of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
According to the RAC Foundation, the same source referenced in the council report, the average price of the diesel in the UK came to 144.5 pence per litre as of March 4.
If it receives the committee’s backing, a public consultation is due to take place later this year. Its results would then be expected to be discussed by the committee again in September, when councillors would make the final decision on the proposals.
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