Exeter cabbies seek fare rises

A PUBLIC consultation has been launched following proposals to increase taxi fares in Exeter. The last rise was nine years ago, in 2013.

The request, from both of the Exeter St David’s Hackney Carriage Associations, would see a rise in hackney carriage and private hire tariffs from £2.20 to £2.70 for the first 72 yards (or part thereof) and £0.10 for each subsequent 72 yards (or part thereof ), between 7am and 7pm on any day other than Sundays or Bank Holidays.

The tariff for journeys between 7pm and 7am and on Sundays would rise from £2.70 to £3.20 for the first 57 yards (or part thereof) and £0.10 for each subsequent 57 yards (or part thereof). There are also new proposals for Bank Holidays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.