Cambridge City Council Meter Fare

Cambridge City Council proposes to make the following table of Hackney Carriage Fares applicable to the hire of Hackney Carriages within the City of Cambridge with effect from 1st April 2022.

PROPOSED TABLE OF FARES.

Tariff 1: Between 0700 – 1900 hours — £3.30

Tariff 2: Between 1900 – 0700 hours and Sundays and Bank holidays — £4.40

Tariff 3: Between 1900 hours Christmas Eve and 0700Hours Boxing Days and 1900 hours New Years Eve and 0700 hours New Years Day — £5.40

Each tariff includes initial distance of 98.42 yards (90 metres) or part thereof

For each subsequent 176 yards (161 metres) or part thereof — £0.20

WAITING TIME

(Charged when the vehicle is motionless or when it is travelling below the changeover speed of 16.79km/p/h.)

For each period or part thereof 36 seconds — £0.20

EXTRA CHARGES

▪ 5 or more passengers travelling in the vehicle — £3.00

▪ Bicycles not able to be put in the luggage compartment of the vehicle — £1.00

▪ Vehicle unfit to continue working (soiling) — £80.00

Please be aware that all journeys in hackney carriages from the city centre ranks (or flags/hails) to any destination within the City boundaries must be charged on the meter; this is the maximum fare.

Exclusions: e.g. The Taxi-card Scheme. Any fare calculated in accordance with the Table of Fares may be subject to any concession scheme approved by the Council, provided the driver of this vehicle is a participant in such a scheme and the passenger has provided any necessary proof of entitlement to the benefit of such a scheme to the satisfaction of the driver