County proposes revised hackney carriage fares

Denbighshire County Council is proposing a new revised table of fares for the Hackney Carriages it licenses. 

The proposed changes are following a recommendation for review from the Licensing Committee in May 2022. The amended fares are:

Tariff 1: Standard Rate

Applies to hirings between 7.00am and 11.00pm

1. Rate for the first mile: £5.00
2. Rate for each mile thereafter: £2.50
3. £3.75 maximum charge up to 880 yards
4. 20p for each additional 141 yards or 25 seconds

Tariff 2: Sunday and night rate

Applies to all hirings on Sundays, and Monday to Friday between 11.00pm and 7.00am

1. Rate for first mile: £6.20
2. Rate for each mile thereafter: £3.70
3. £4.25 maximum charge up to 880 yards
4. 30p for each additional 141 yards or 25 seconds

Tariff 3: Double daytime rate

Applied on:

1. National public holidays
2. Between 11.00pm on 24th December and 7.00am on 27th December
3. Between 11.00pm on 31st December and 7.00am on 1st January

1. Rate for first mile: £10.10
2. Rate for each mile thereafter: £5.00
3. £7.50 maximum charge up to 880 yeards
4. 40p for each additional 141 yeards or 25 seconds

Extra charges:

1. For each passenger in excess of 1: 50p
2. For each animal: 50p
3. Soiling the carriage and leaving it unfit for hire: £100.00

 The consultation on the proposed amendments runs until 11th November 2022.

People wanting to have their say on the proposed fares can do so in writing to: Licensing Section, Caledfryn, Smithfield Road, Denbigh, LL16 3RJ, via email to licensing@denbighshire.gov.uk or by completing the online form:https://countyconversation.denbighshire.gov.uk/preview/678