Taxi fares are set to rise by more than 10 per cent from April in South Gloucestershire. Councillors meet next week to decide whether to follow officers’ advice to increase the maximum costs of hackney carriage journeys, which would then go out to consultation.
The decision would not affect private hire vehicles such as Uber, which are beyond the remit of local authority charging caps. It comes on top of an 8.5 per cent hike agreed by South Gloucestershire Council regulatory committee last March.
The new rises are the result of increased costs for operators, including pay, fuel and soaring inflation. A daytime two-mile fare would go up from £7.08 to £7.65, while trips at night, weekends, bank holidays, Christmas and new year are set to rise similarly, along with charges per passenger, suitcase and animal, except guide dogs and hearing dogs.
