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City taxi fares to rise

TAXI fares in Southampton are to shoot up, it was decided today. Drivers in the city are set to bring in new minimum fares for the first part of journeys.

The initial fare displayed will rise from £2 to £2.90 during the day and from £2.75 to £3.90 at nights. However distance covered by the charge will increase from 110m to 550m.

Customers will then be charged 20p or 25p for each additional 230 metres. Taxi bosses requested the changes to simplify fares and meet rising business costs.

While the initial rise is up to 45 per cent it means 10p or 15p extra on the first 550m. City councillors on the licensing committee today agreed to put the tariff out to public consultation.

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IDFIMH

Is this perhaps just a proposal by the trade which has no chance of being implemented?

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Doesn't their council do that?

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http://wingsoverscotland.com/ http://www.newsnetscotland.com/

It's all a bit confusing - I mean, if you compare the first sentence with the last one then it might as well be different articles

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It hasn't confused me. If you are going to travel 110 metres then the rise will be 45% if you are going to travel 550 metres then the rise will be 10p or 15p depending on the time of day.

Does anyone ever go only 110 metres in a taxi?

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Grandad,

Did not go 100 meters once - had to kick them out unfortunately I did not get paid

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if you cannot be yourself, then who can you be.

I think anyone increasing the flag that much in one go is as thick as pigs poo.

As you say no-one goes 110 metres, so why put off punters when they first get into the car?

The most sensible thing, IMO, is a 10p or 20p increase in the flag and an increase (or decrease actually) in the yardage.

Drivers still get the average increase, but punters don't realise how much of an increase has happened.

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IDFIMH

My shortest hire was from the taxi rank to a night club across the street. couldn't have been more than 25 yards. Told him where it was but he insisted. Cost him £2.50

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That is the way that I see it, But! we cannot go doing that now can we - its too simple and besides we like to aggravate the public - dont we. NOT!

Wake up guys smell the roses, coffee whatever, but go about it properly.

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Our lates increase has been done by changing the rate /distance. It used to be 12p clicks at 176 yards. It is now 10p clicks every 135 yards. The flagfall has stayed the same. The customers now notice how fast the meter is changing and complain and all we are getting is 10p a mile extra.

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Grandad,

Well I wasn't referring to what the figures meant, which are self-evident.

I'll repeat the first and last sentences of the article, which will hopefully outline what I was getting at. Presumably everyone notices the contradiction?:

TAXI fares in Southampton are to shoot up, it was decided today.

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City councillors on the licensing committee today agreed to put the tariff out to public consultation.



Very occasionally, in my experience at least.

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