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Review of Taxi Fares - Clydebank

Notice is hereby given that West Dunbartonshire Council are carrying out a review of the fares for the hire of taxis within the Clydebank Zone of the Local Authority area. 

Proposed changes to the current level of fares and charges applicable to the Clydebank Taxi Licensing Zone are being considered as follows:

  • increase the flagfall on Tariff One by 50p;
  • increase the flagfall on Tariff Two by 50p;
  • increase the flagfall on Tariff Three by 70p;
  • increase the running mile by 10p on Tariff One;
  • increase the running mile by 20p on Tariff Two;
  • increase the running mile by 30p on Tariff Three;
  • increase the period for waiting time from 10p for each 30 seconds (£12.00 per hour) to 10p for each 20 seconds (£18.00 per hour);
  • change the period of time when Tariff 2 is applicable from 6.00 pm until Midnight on 24 December and 31 January to 6.00 am until Noon on 24 December and 31 January;
  • change the period of time when Tariff 3 is applicable from Midnight on 24 December and 31 January to Noon on 24 December and 31 January;
  • increase the amount where extra charges will apply for a taxi called by telephone or via App and not cancelled before arrival from £3.30 to £3.80;
  • change the wording from ‘Taxi drivers may add on any charge incurred at Glasgow Airport when either dropping off or picking up passengers’ to ‘Taxi drivers may add on any charge incurred at any Airport or car park when either dropping off or picking up passengers’.

A fare chart for the Clydebank Zone is proposed as follows:

Taxi Fares Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Zone
Tariff For a distance not exceeding Amount

Tariff One

6.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Sunday

5/11ths of a mile

For each additional 1/20th of a mile

£3.80

£0.10

Tariff Two

9.00pm to 6.00am daily

6.00 a.m. to Noon on 24th December and 31st December

5/11ths of a mile

For each additional 1/22nd of a mile

£4.30

£0.10

Tariff Three

Noon on 24th December to Midnight on 26th December and Noon on 31st December to Midnight on 2nd January

Between 9.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. a 50p extra charge applies

5/11ths of a mile

For each additional 1/25th mile

£5.50

£0.10

Any hire terminating outwith the Clydebank zone of the West Dunbartonshire area will be at a rate to be agreed at the time of hire.

Extra Charges

A charge of £3.80 shall be payable for a taxi called by telephone or via App and not cancelled before arrival.

An additional charge of 10p shall be payable for each passenger beyond two.

Taxi drivers may add on any charge incurred at any Airport or car park when either dropping off or picking up passengers. Drivers must make passengers aware in advance that an extra charge may be added to the fare.

Fares for Waiting

The driver is, in addition to the above, entitled to charge for waiting whether in one stoppage or in several stoppages as follows:

For each period of Twenty Seconds or part thereof……….....£0.10

Soiling Fee

A maximum fee of £100.00 is chargeable for any soiling which necessitates a taxi being removed from service for cleaning.  Soiling in this context includes any soiling by means of food, drink, vomit, urine or excrement.

Representations

It is proposed that the fare chart will apply from 10 April 2024.  Any person wishing to make representations with respect to the Authority's proposals should lodge same in writing by emailing licensing@west-dunbarton.gov.uk or in writing to the undernoted by 29 February 2024.

 

Alan Douglas
Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration
Council Offices
16 Church Street
Dumbarton
G82 1QL

 

24 January 2024