Contact your Parish Council


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Ms. Lorraine Neale

                                                                                                            Maidstone Borough Council,

Licensing Department,

Maidstone House,

King St,

Maidstone.

 

Mr. Neil C Cox

(ADDRESS REDACTED)

 

Dear Ms. Neale,

 

You will be aware that the last time the Hackney Carriage trade had an increase in taxi fares was back in December 2013. The trade have asked me to write to you in order that the Licensing Committee can consider a proposal for such an increase at their earliest convenience.

 

The detail of our proposal is as follows with the current fare structure alongside.

 

Tariff 1.

 

6am to Midnight every day except Sunday

 

                                                                        Current Fare (£.p)       Proposed

                                                                                                            Distance & Times        Fare

The first 598.5m of hire                                  2.80                             550                              3.00                            

Each additional 140.4m                                  20p                              125                              20p

 

The first 3m 5s of waiting time                      2.80                             2m 30 s

 

Every additional 37.2 s of waiting time          20p                              30 seconds

 

Tariff 2

 

50% above Tariff 1 rate from Midnight to 6am every day, all of Sunday, Bank Holidays and from 6pm to Midnight on 24th & 31st December.

 

Tariff 3

 

Double Tariff 1 rate from 00.00 25th December till 6am on 27th December and 00.00 1st January till 6am 2nd January.

 

The attached table gives an indication as to what the changes will mean on Tariff 1. This amounts to an increase of  11.7% at 1km (0.6m), 12.5% at 2km (1.25m), 9.4% at 3km (1.9m), 10.2% at 4km (2.5m) and 10.8% at 5km (3.1m). While this may seem a large change I would inform you that inflation has measured 15.5% since 2013 according to the Bank of England website.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                        2.

 

I have used metric measurements for ease of calculation and used whole numbers rather than decimals so that the public, trade and MBC can understand the fare structure more easily. I further suggest that the fare chart that we must display by law is about as useful as a chocolate teapot. It is technically accurate but uninformative.

 

I recommend that the likely fares to any given destination should be displayed alongside the fare chart. To that end can I suggest that the list below of approximately 50 landmark addresses in and around this borough and the likely taxi fares from the town centre displayed for the benefit of the taxi using public. This might help reduce overcharging by some of the drivers. I include those landmarks in alphabetical order after the table of fares.

 

I look forward to this being discussed at a future Licensing Committee meeting.

 

Kind Regards

 

Neil Cox

Chair

Maidstone Taxi Association.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        Proposed                                                                    Current                                   3.                                                                                                                                                                    

Distance in metres                 Fare £.p                                   Distance in metres     Fare

0 – 550.0                                 3.00                                         0 – 598.5                     2.80

550.1 – 675.0                          3.20                                         598.6 – 738.9              3.00

675.1 – 800.0                          3.40                                         739.0 – 879.3              3.20

800.1 – 925.0                          3.60                                         879.4 – 1019.7            3.40

925.1 – 1050.0                        3.80                                         1019.8 – 1160.1          3.60

1050.1 – 1175.0                      4.00                                         1160.2 – 1300.5          3.80

1175.1 – 1300.0                      4.20                                         1300.6 – 1440.9          4.00

1300.1 – 1425.0                      4.40                                         1441.0 – 1581.3          4.20

1425.1 – 1550.0                      4.60                                         1581.4 – 1721.7          4.40

1550.1 – 1675.0                      4.80                                         1721.8 – 1862.1          4.60

1675.1 – 1800.0                      5.00                                         1862.2 – 2002.5          4.80

1800.1 – 1925.0                      5.20                                         2002.6 – 2142.9          5.00

1925.1 – 2050.0                      5.40                                         2143.0 – 2283.3          5.20

2050.1 – 2175.0                      5.60                                         2283.4 – 2423.7          5.40

2175.1 – 2300.0                      5.80                                         2423.8 – 2564.1          5.60

2300.1 – 2425.0                      6.00                                         2564.2 – 2704.5          5.80

2425.1 – 2550.0                      6.20                                         2704.6 – 2844.9          6.00

2550.1 – 2675.0                      6.40                                         2845.0 – 2985.3          6.20

2675.1 – 2800.0                      6.60                                         2985.4 – 3125.7          6.40

2800.1 – 2925.0                      6.80                                         3125.8 – 3266.1          6.60

2925.1 – 3050.0                      7.00                                         3266.2 – 3406.5          6.80

3050.1 – 3175.0                      7.20                                         3406.6 – 3546.9          7.00

3175.1 – 3300.0                      7.40                                         3547.0 – 3687.3          7.20

3300.1 – 3425.0                      7.60                                         3687.4 – 3827.7          7.40

3425.1 – 3550.0                      7.80                                         3827.8 – 3968.1          7.60

3550.1 – 3675.0                      8.00                                         3968.2 – 4108.5          7.80

3675.1 – 3800.0                      8.20                                         4108.6 – 4248.9          8.00

3800.1 – 3925.0                      8.40                                         4249.0 – 4389.3          8.20

3925.1 – 4050.0                      8.60                                         4389.4 – 4529.7          8.40

4050.1 – 4175.0                      8.80                                         4529.8 – 4670.1          8.60

4175.1 -  4300.0                      9.00                                         4670.2 – 4810.5          8.80

4300.1 – 4425.0                      9.20                                         4810.6 – 4951.0          9.00

4425.1 – 4550.0                      9.40                                         4951.1 – 5091.4          9.20

4550.1 – 4625.0                      9.60                                         5091.5 – 5231.8          9.40

4625.1 – 4750.0                      9.80                                         5231.9 – 5372.2          9.60

4750.1 – 4875.0                      10.00                                       5372.3 – 5512.6          9.80

4875.1 – 5000.0                      10.20                                       5512.7 – 5653.0          10.00                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

                                                           

Distance          Town Centre Rank                                          4.                     In km/miles                     Fare £.p

Allington Castle                                   4.5/2.8                         9.40                            

Aylesford Village                                 5.6/3.5                         11.00

Bearsted Green                                   5.6/3.5                         11.00

Bull, Barming                                      4.3/2.7                         9.00                            

Boxley Village                                     4.3/2.7                         9.00

Burham                                               8.5/5.3                         16.20                          

Chatham station                                 14/9.0                          25.00

Cherry Tree, Tonbridge Rd                 2.9/1.8                         6.80

Coxheath centre                                 6.7/4.2                         12.80                          

Ditton Corner                                      6.6/4.1                         12.60

Downswood                                         4.6/2.9                         9.60

East Malling, King & Queen               8.7/5.4                         16.00

East Station                                         1.6/1.0                         4.80

East Farleigh (Bull)                             4.7/2.9                         10.00

Eccles                                                  8.0/5.0                         14.80

Gillingham station                              16.0/10.0                     27.60

Harrietsham                                        13.0/8.1                       22.00

Headcorn Centre                                15.3/9.6                       26.00

Hollingbourne Centre                         9.6/6.0                         15.00

Hospital                                               4.8/3.0                         10.20

Landway, Bearsted                             4.5/2.8                         9.40

Leisure Centre, Mote Park                 2.4/1.5                         6.00

Langley                                                8.0/5.0                         14.80

Lenham Square                                   16.0/10.0                     27.60

Linton Crossroads                               6.4/4.0                         12.40

Maidstone Girls Grammar School      1.6/1.0                         4.80

Malta Inn                                            3.2/2.0                         7.40

Marriott Hotel, Bearsted                    5.8/3.6                         11.40

Mereworth                                          9.1/6.8                         16.60

Mid Kent College, Oakwood Park       2.3/1.4                         5.80

Mid Kent Shopping Centre                  3.2/2.0                         7.40

New Hythe Lane                                  8.0/5.0                         15.00

Northumberland Rd shops                  4.0/2.5                         8.60

Park Wood Shops                                6.0/3.7                         11.00

Penenden Heath                                 2.7/1.7                         6.60

Quarry Wood                                      5.1/3.2                         10.40

Queens Rd/Oakwood Park                  2.6/1.6                         6.40                

Rainham (station)                               14.7/9.2                       25.00

Ringlestone                                         2.3/1.4                         6.00

Rochester                                            13.4/8.4                       23.60

St. Michaels Church, Tonbridge Rd    1.6/1.0                         4.80

Strood                                                  17.6/11.0                     27.00

Sutton Valence                                    10.1/6.3                       18.00

Tescos Grove Green                            4.3/2.7                         9.20

20/20 Industrial Estate                       4.5/2.8                         9.40

Wateringbury crossroads                   8.0/5.0                         14.80

West Malling (centre)                                    11.0/6.9                       19.80

West Station                                        0.8/0.5                         3.60

Willington Street shops                       5.4/3.4                         10.80

Yalding                                                            10.6/6.6                       19.00