actionman Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 sheffield taxi fares over the festive period will be normal fare plus £2. found this out on monday.happy days for taxi users Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHsheff Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Supply and demand rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dink Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I belive this is the adverts mercury Taxi's are plastering all over the city centre, maybe other companys and black cabs wont be charging the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Event Horizo Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 City are the same too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrobbo Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Taxi fares are set by Sheffield City Council's Licensing Board, including the extra £2 charge mentioned. Here is the current table of fares (see my bold) - TABLE OF FARES The fares detailed below are the MAXIMUM fares, which may be charged. FIRST 160 YARDS (146.3 metres) DAY (6.00 AM UNTIL 8.00 PM) £2.50 NIGHT (8.00 PM UNTIL 6.00 AM) £3.00 Then 30p for every 346 yards (316 m) travelled up to 17600 yards (16093 m) - approx. 10 miles: - After (10 miles) 17600 yards (16093m) 30p for every 285 yards (260m) travelled: - AVERAGE COST (not including any waiting time) DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT 1 Mile (1.6km) £4.00 £4.50 7 Miles (11.3km) £13.30 £13.80 2 Miles (3.2km) £5.50 £6.00 8 Miles (12.9km) £14.80 £15.30 3 Miles (4.8km) £7.00 £7.50 9 Miles (14.5km) £16.30 £16.80 4 Miles (6.4km) £8.50 £9.00 10 Miles (16.1km) £17.80 £18.30 5 Miles (8.0km) £10.00 £10.50 12 Miles (19.3km) £21.40 £21.90 6 Miles (9.7km) £11.80 £12.30 15 Miles (24.1km) £27.10 £27.60 Waiting time For 55 seconds the cab is kept waiting 20p Extras Each hiring begun between 6.00 pm on 24th December £2 and 6.00 am on 27th December and between 6.00 pm on 31st December and 6.00 am on 2nd January. Fouling the vehicle - MAXIMUM charge £50 Drivers can apply a charge of 50p per transaction, when payment is made by debit or credit card where this facility is made available by the driver. Notes for passengers: The driver of this vehicle must produce a copy of the byelaws to you on request. Enquiries or complaints about taxis or their drivers should be made to:- The Private Hire & Taxi Licensing Section, Sheffield City Council, Town Hall, Sheffield, S1 2HH. Telephone 2734005. NB. redrobbo is a member of the Licensing Board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab1 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I belive this is the adverts mercury Taxi's are plastering all over the city centre, maybe other companys and black cabs wont be charging the same!The black cabs have been charging only £2 more than normal fare over the festive period for the past ten years or so (as far as I understand). City and Mercury have now finally decided to do same as the black cabs but of course are making a big fan fair of it. I agree it will be better for the customers all round. So Merry Christmas all round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dink Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 The black cabs have been charging only £2 more than normal fare over the festive period for the past ten years or so (as far as I understand). City and Mercury have now finally decided to do same as the black cabs but of course are making a big fan fair of it. I agree it will be better for the customers all round. So Merry Christmas all round! So my taxi from the pub at xmas will cost only £7.50 instead of £5.50. Good times, more beer for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ousetunes Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Hired a Mercury cab from Lodge Moor to Division Street yesterday daytime. Once in the cab, we were told it was time and half, being Christmas. Thus, a journey covering what, 4 miles cost £8.35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 "So this year there will be no fare and a half, no double fares, ...." http://www.mercurytaxis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dink Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Hired a Mercury cab from Lodge Moor to Division Street yesterday daytime. Once in the cab, we were told it was time and half, being Christmas. Thus, a journey covering what, 4 miles cost £8.35. since when was this week x mas?? robbing taxi driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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