Cab drivers have been told that they will have to charge customers more money than it states on the meter during the Jubilee bank holidays.
Manchester cabbies have been told to calculate a 33pc increase per journey, during the period, as their meters are not programmed to recognise the dates as bank holidays. One driver said that the council's decision has caused 'anguish' among drivers, amid fears that drunken and rowdy customers may refuse to pay more than the metered fare.
In an email sent out to hackney drivers, Manchester City Council apologised for 'inconvenience' and admitted it is 'not an ideal situation'. The email from the Licensing Unit reads: "All current taximeters fitted to the fleet are calendar taximeters. The last time the Tariff information was electronically input on the taximeters, all the known future public holiday dates were included so that the correct Bank Holiday Tariff would be displayed and automatically calculated without the need for any input by the driver.
