Hackney carriage fares in Leeds could be set to rise, to keep up with spiralling petrol prices.
The trade union Unite says the cabbies it represents are taking a “huge hit” from increasing costs. They’ve demanded an extra 50p be added to the taximeter at the start of each journey. The city council, which regulates hackney carriages, has agreed to consult over the possible increase.
A letter to leading council figures from Unite’s Leeds cab section, said: “As you will be fully aware, we are in the midst of one of the hardest financial times that we can remember in living memory, with significant increases in the cost of not only fossil fuels, but electric charging PkwH (per kilowatt hour) and LPG (petrol) too.
