Sheffield taxi fares over Christmas

[Paul2412]

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

 

I see, so last time I got a black cab on Christmas Eve/Morning and went 7 miles home to Dronfield and he tried to charge me £30 he was indeed attempting to rip me off?

[deemee]

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

 

At last 'The licensing board' have got the rules on display for customers. I hope you are going to announce it in the 'Star' Redrobbo?

Also to remind customers to get there badge and plate number if their not happy with what they are charged.

[spuggy]

At last 'The licensing board' have got the rules on display for customers. I hope you are going to announce it in the 'Star' Redrobbo?

Also to remind customers to get there badge and plate number if their not happy with what they are charged.

 

These tables of fares are required to displayed by law in every Black Cab.

 

Also any proposals to change the fares must be advertised in the local press for a set period beforehand.

[Carara]

Can anybody give me the telephone number for the black cabs please? I'm new to Sheffield and am looking for a cheap taxi run for Christmas day and back home. Thanks.

[mj.scuba]

Taxi fares are set by Sheffield City Council's Licensing Board, including the extra £2 charge mentioned.

 

Redrobbo - does this mean the extra £2 far goes into Council coffers?

[spuggy]

Redrobbo - does this mean the extra £2 far goes into Council coffers?

 

Without wishing to stand on redrobbos toes........

 

The council merely set the maximum fares as the law allows. All monies taken by the drivers belong to them as they are self employed. The council do not receive 'a cut'.

[tab1]

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.

Either you are having us on or you have been had.

 

Were you were too drunk to rationalise this isn't Christmas week and paid the fare? In which case being that drunk you shouldn't be recalling such detail or you can plead insanity as a defense for paying such extortionate fare.

My guess is you are just stirring:suspect:

[tab1]

At last 'The licensing board' have got the rules on display for customers. I hope you are going to announce it in the 'Star' Redrobbo?

Also to remind customers to get there badge and plate number if their not happy with what they are charged.

At last?

 

These tables of fares are displayed in every black cab along with the copy of the driver's badge. The table of fares also gives info on what to do in case of a warranted complaint. This displaying of such information in every cab has been a condition of license for a long long time and not something new as you assume.

 

The £2 extra charge for the festive season has been for at least ten years or more but people seem to be conditioned to believe cabs charge double fare or fare plus a half. Even the Private hire have now fallen in line with council charging policy and advertise the fact of only £2 charge over and above the normal fare.

[Airport Cars]

TBH - most of the PH drivers wanted this anyway - they didn't like charging fare + half as it was counterproductive, not as many people used taxis.

 

Now hopefully it'll be good news for all concerned - drivers and customers.

[mj.scuba]

Without wishing to stand on redrobbos toes........

 

The council merely set the maximum fares as the law allows. All monies taken by the drivers belong to them as they are self employed. The council do not receive 'a cut'.

 

Thanks for the clarification Spuggy - thought the council were levying a £2 Christmas tax on taxi users for a moment there.