Taxi Driver Online

she is of course from Yorkshire

https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/23508159.letter-7-5-mile-taxi-fare-skipton-highway-robbery/

I THINK we can all get onboard with doing our bit to save the planet, be a responsible citizen and always try to do the right thing.

Being a grown up often means leaving the car behind, it's better for the environment and particularly when you expect to have a drink (even one). When you live in some of the more rural parts of our beautiful county, the availability of public transport is understandably compromised. So you have no option but to get a lift or take a taxi.

On Sunday, April 30, just after 11pm I jumped into a taxi at the bus station in Skipton and was dropped off less than 15 minutes later at the side of the main road at Coniston Cold. It's a journey of 7.5 miles. A 15 mile round trip for the taxi driver, that will have taken no more than 30 minutes to complete.

Three days later I'm still trying to rationalise the amount of money I was charged - £26.10. Twenty six pounds and ten pence! This is more than I had spent on the entire evening having drinks with friends. Whilst not quite daylight robbery (it was dark when I was going home), it does feel like the modern day equivalent of highway robbery. Who can afford to pay this on anything like a regular basis? I understand the new North Yorkshire Council is responsible for setting tariffs for taxi companies, and these are higher than the old Craven ones, but I'm guessing the taxi companies do have some discretion when choosing what to charge their customers. My suggestion is that they might want to reconsider these charges, or at the very least ask their drivers to start wearing little masks over their eyes and face, so that unassuming customers like me, get a sense of what they might be in for. I like to go out in Skipton, but I will certainly think twice next time or make a different plan to get home.

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

good
next time stay at home and do some knitting
dont know where you went to on your night out but to spend less than26.10 i can only imagine you were taken there in a delorean or your very tight
you have no comprehension of what it costs to buy and maintain these vehicles
TAXI fares are set by the council,not the driver or the company
enjoy your next night out in 2035

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i started out with nothing and ive still got most of it left

Using a taxi/PH late at night is no longer as cheap as it once was, and those of us in the trade should very much welcome that.

Working rubbish hours, and dealing with rubbish punters deserves much more than rubbish money.

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IDFIMH

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i started out with nothing and ive still got most of it left

This was one of many reasons why I left the trade.

The public cannot rationalize the industry.

They think taxi drivers just spend their whole shift driving around from fare to fare.

No consideration for the times sat doing nothing.

No pension. No sick pay. No holiday pay. Most drivers are self-employed.

Risk of major vehicle repairs. Risk of crashing. Risk from violent customers.

We can go on.

A lot of Brits are spoilt brats.

Never owned a business. Never even been self-employed. Probably most never even taken much risk in life.

If I ever went back into the industry it would be in the luxury segment picking up very wealthy clients.