captain cab wrote:
The intention is to maintain the earnings - in line with cost of living inflation - of the capital's 24,678 cabbies once the cost of running a car is taken into account.
Not asking too much is it really?
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Black cab fares |
Black cab fares go up for eighth time under Ken Black cabs fares are set to increase again Taxi fares are set to rise again, taking the average cost of hailing a black cab above £10.50. Journey prices will increase by 3.2 per cent on 14 April, the eighth time they have gone up since Ken Livingstone became mayor seven years ago. This means a typical fare - averaged out across day, night and weekend rates - will jump 32p from £10.25 to £10.57. Passengers travelling between 10pm and 6am - when the fares are most expensive - can expect to pay just under £13, up about 40p on the current £12.57 night-time average. Cab fares are reviewed annually by Transport for London. The intention is to maintain the earnings - in line with cost of living inflation - of the capital's 24,678 cabbies once the cost of running a car is taken into account. The minimum fare remains at £2.20, which includes a 20p environmental charge, which was introduced three years ago to encourage drivers to modernise their vehicles to meet new green emissions guidelines. Londoners have been hit hard by fare increases across the travel sector. Taxi increases come after big hikes in cash fares on buses and trains, with a single Underground ticket in central London now costing £4 and a bus ticket £2. Overall Underground fares rose by 4.5 per cent and bus fares by 7.5 per cent, though most pay-as-you-go Oyster charges were frozen. According to TfL, the 3.2 per cent increase in taxi fares compares with retail price inflation of 4.4 per cent and a 3.9 per cent increase in national average earnings. The cost of owning a taxi has increased four per cent while total operating costs are up two per cent. TfL conducted a survey of 200 regular taxi users and found passengers were "reasonably satisfied" with fares. Four out of five respondents said they had a clear expectation of how much their trip would cost when they got into the taxi. Brian Cooke, chairman of passenger watchdog London TravelWatch, said it was right that cab drivers received an annual cost of living increase that was based on a wide range of measures. "We are quite happy and content with this, although we do begin to wonder whether a fresh look needs to be taken at the higher rates charged mid-evening and late evening," he said. "With London becoming a 24-hour city, we need to ask whether these quite large premiums are still appropriate.They're not cheap and there has to be this balance. Clearly it's in Londoners' interests to use public transport as much as possible." Bob Oddy, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, said: "The reason the increase is very reasonable is because of diesel fuel. Although it was riding high back in the summer, it's been dipping pretty much ever since. It's an important component of the fares." Mr Oddy said concern about rising fares was "hype". "The average passenger doesn't complain. Why are cabs all full if they're too expensive to use?" he asked. Fares will continue to increase in 20p stages but the meter will "speed up" to reflect the higher rates. Three tariffs are used: the cheapest is on weekdays between 6am and 8pm, followed by weekends between the same hours and weekdays between 8pm and 10pm, with premium rates charged between 10pm and 6am seven days a week. An additional £2 levy, added to journeys from Heathrow airport to destinations in greater London, will also apply to journeys outside of the 33 boroughs. TfL is also making it easier to share a cab from Wimbledon tennis championships. Such arrangements already exist at Paddington station and at Buckingham Palace after royal garden parties. The fares do not affect private minicabs, which are now licensed by TfL but which can set their own fares. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Black cab fares |
captain cab wrote: The intention is to maintain the earnings - in line with cost of living inflation - of the capital's 24,678 cabbies once the cost of running a car is taken into account.
Not asking too much is it really?
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:50 pm ] |
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Quote: With London becoming a 24-hour city
The place closes at 10pm Sunday night and you have to get a minicab or pedicab back to your hotel 
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| Author: | cockney cabby [ Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:49 pm ] |
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we should get 50% rise . do they no i got to look after my villa as well 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:51 pm ] |
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cockney cabby wrote: we should get 50% rise . do they no i got to look after my villa as well
Wot only one? 
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| Author: | GBC [ Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:09 am ] |
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captain cab wrote: Quote: With London becoming a 24-hour city The place closes at 10pm Sunday night and you have to get a minicab or pedicab back to your hotel CC That's because you were taking one step forward, and two steps back.
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| Author: | rambo [ Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:47 pm ] |
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It seems to me that the fare's are only going up with inflation. They deserve the rise. |
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| Author: | GBC [ Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:17 am ] |
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rambo wrote: It seems to me that the fare's are only going up with inflation.
They deserve the rise. Hear hear, it'll help me makes ends meet. 
Was that green 4x4 I saw parked outside your office, part of the fleet?
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| Author: | rambo [ Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:25 am ] |
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That's to good for my customer's, they deserve a skip with wheels
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