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Hackney Carriage Fares

Nottingham City Council, Notice of Variation of Hackney Carriage Fares, S65 (2)Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

The following table of Hackney Carriage fares has been approved by Nottingham City Council and will come into effect from 13th June 2022.

Hackney Carriage Fare Rates 6 am to 10 pm

Time/Distance	Cost
For any distance up to, but not including 122.2 yards	£2.00
For each subsequent 86.2 yards up to 1760 yards	20p
For each subsequent 160 yards or part thereof	20p
Waiting time for each 38 seconds (£19.00 per hour)	20p

Hackney Carriage Fare Rates 10.00pm to 6.00am

Time/Distance	Cost
For any distance up to, but not including 114 yards	£2.00
For each subsequent 82.3 yards up to 1760 yards	20p
For each subsequent 146.67 yards or part thereof	20p
Waiting time for each 34 seconds (£21.00 per hour)	20p

Surcharges

Time/Period	Cost
12.00 noon 24 December to 6.00am 27 December 6.00pm 31 December to 6.00am 02 January	Fare and a half
Statutory Bank Holidays outside of the above period	Fare and a half
In addition to the normal meter fare	£1.00
Soiling Charge *	£60.00

*This charge is not enforceable by the Licensing Section but reflects what is perceived as a fair charge for the amount of downtime a proprietor can experience when the vehicle is not fee earning and requires cleansing for future customer use.

Licensing Manager,
Byron House,
Maid Marian Way,
Nottingham,
NG1 6HS

Or by email to taxi.licensing@nottinghamcity.gov.uk