Annual Review of Hackney Carriage Fares 2023/24

Notice is hereby given of the following table of fares or rates and other charges within the South Gloucestershire District in connection with the hire of Hackney Carriages fixed by the Council:-

STANDARD CHARGE

First 134.8 yards (123.3 metres approx.) (initial hiring charge)                     £2.40  

For each subsequent 129.4 yards (118.3 metres approx.)                            20p     

For each 27.8 seconds waiting time or uncompleted part thereof                 20p     

NIGHT RATE (in addition to the Standard Rate)

For each hiring beginning or ending between                                                £1.65  

18:00 hrs and 06:00 hrs        

WEEKEND RATE (in addition to the Standard Rate)

For each hiring beginning or ending between                                                £1.65

18:00hrs on Friday and 06:00 hrs on Monday.

When a weekend charge is payable, the night

charge is not payable.

BANK HOLIDAY RATE (in addition to the Day Rate Charge)

For each hiring on a public holiday, excluding                                               £4.00

Christmas and the New Year public holidays as

detailed below. When a public holiday charge is

payable, the night charge and the weekend charge are

not payable.

CHRISTMAS CHARGE (in addition to the Day Rate Charge)

For each hiring beginning or ending between                                                £6.50

18:00 hrs on December 24^th and 06:00 hrs on

December 27^th. When the Christmas Charge is payable,

the Night/Weekend/Public Holiday charges not payable. 

NEW YEAR CHARGE (in addition to the Day Rate Charge)

For each hiring beginning or ending between                                                £6.50

18:00 hrs on December 31^st and 06:00 hrs on

January 2^nd. When the New Year Charge is payable,

the Night/Weekend/Public Holiday charges not payable.

ADDITIONAL CHARGES

Each additional passenger after the first passenger                                     35p

(children under the age of 3 to be disregarded; two children

between 3 and 10 years to count as one)

Each suitcase carried outside the passenger                                                35p

compartment of the carriage                         

Wheelchairs                                                                                                    Free of Charge

Animals (excluding Guide and Hearing Dogs and other                               £1.65

Assistance Dogs - no charge)                       

Fouling Charge                                                                                               £79.80

Any objections to the above table of fares must be made in writing to the Executive Director - Place, Licensing Service, PO Box 1954, Bristol, BS37 0DD or to licensing@southglos.gov.uk, within a period of 14 days from the date of this Notice.

If no objection is duly made within that period, or if all objections so made are withdrawn, the table of fares will come into operation at the expiration of that period or the date of withdrawal of the objection or the last of the objections if more than one, whichever date is the later.

If any objection is duly made and not withdrawn the Council will set a further date, not later two months after the date of publication of this notice, when the table of fares will come into force with or without modification as decided by the Council after consideration of the objections.

A copy of this notice has been deposited at the Licensing office, Broad Lane, Yate, and also at The Council One Stop Shops at Kennedy Way, Yate; Rodway Road, Patchway and Civic Centre, Kingswood for a period of fourteen days from date of publication of this notice and is open for public inspection without payment between the hours of 8.45am and 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and 8.45am and 4.30pm on Fridays.

This consultation has now closed and we are analysing the results, which will be published here in due course.