Taxi fares are going up by more than 10 per cent after the move was agreed by North Ayrshire councillors.
The proposals, agreed at the Licensing Committee on Monday, will see the tariffs going up from £3.20 for the first three quarters of a mile up until midnight to £3.50 and from £3.50 for the first three quarters of a mile to £4 after midnight.
The cost of living crisis has caused an increase in fuel costs for cabbies.
