Proposed Taxi Tariff for Vale of White Horse
Feedback updated 25 Oct 2024
We asked
Members of the public, taxi drivers and proprietors licensed by the district council for their views on a nationally recognised method to calculate taxi tariffs from 31 January until 19 February 2024.
At the request of the trade, we also proposed changing the start time of Tariff 2 from 10pm to 11pm to ensure it remains fair and reasonable for both passengers and hackney carriage proprietors and drivers.
You said
We received a total of 26 responses for Vale of White Horse.
- 65% of respondents represent a driver/proprietor licensed by the district council.
- 35% of responses were received from individuals/members of the public.
- 38% agreed with the proposed Tariff, whilst 27% expressed disagreement.
We did
Once the consultation period concluded, we collated and reviewed all the responses received.
We received 7 objections to the tariff which meant the matter was referred to Cabinet for review. Some of those who disagreed with the tariff did so because they felt it was too high, some felt it was too low. The Cabinet set a tariff with some changes made to the consultation tariff timings to reflect suggestions from the trade association.
Results updated 25 Oct 2024
We are very grateful to all those who took the time to respond to the consultation and provide their comments on the proposed changes.
Files:
- Consultation Report, 329.8 KB (PDF document)
Overview
This survey is primarily aimed at taxi drivers and proprietors licensed by the district council. However, if you're a member of the public and would like to comment on the proposed tariff, you can do so by completing the general comments box.
Our current tariff was introduced in October 2022. We are now proposing a new revised tariff using the ‘Guildford model’, a nationally recognised method to calculate taxi tariffs.
In addition to changing the amounts charged for each hiring, we are proposing to start Tariff 2 from 10pm, rather than 11pm.
We would now like to know what you think of the new proposed tariff.
View the new proposed tariff here:
You can view the proposed tariff document here.
To find out more information about how the proposed tariff was set, please click here.
If you do not agree with the figures used to calculate the tariff, please ensure you explain why, and provide documentary evidence to support your comments. A file upload button is available in the survey.
This consultation runs from Wednesday 31 January until 11.59pm on Monday 19 February 2024.
Want to discuss the proposed tariff with an officer?
If you would like to discuss the tariff with one of our licensing officers before providing your comments, please come along to our drop-in session at the District Community Centre on Tuesday 6 February between 1pm and 3pm.
Why your views matter
Once the consultation period ends, we will collate and review all the responses. The process for adopting the tariff is as follows:
If we receive any objections to the tariff, we will need to refer the matter to Cabinet for review. This would take place in April 2024 and we could not adopt the new tariff until after that meeting has taken place.
If we do not receive any objections, the new tariff will take effect in Vale of White Horse from 20 February 2024.
Once the new tariff comes into place, you will need to update your taxi meter with your meter company representative and have the meter checked and sealed by one of our authorised garages. We will allow a period of 1 month for this to be done.
We will publish the tariff, along with the consultation statement and a consultation summary report on our website.
Queries?
If you have any questions about the proposed tariff or require the documents in an alternative format (for example large print, Braille, audio, email, Easy Read and alternative languages), please email Licensing.unit@whitehorsedc.gov.uk or call 01235 422556.
Personal Details?
If you are responding as a driver or proprietor you are required to provide either your name, or trading name and email address to ensure we can contact you if we require any further clarification on your comments.
If you are responding as a individual/member of the public, or other you do not need to provide this information but can do so if you wish. Any personal information you provide to the council within your comments that could identify you will not be published in the consultation report. Further information on data protection is available in our privacy statement.
For those that have provided personal data, if you are happy for the councils to use your personal and equality questions data for this consultation, please click the link in the box below to provide your response.
Events
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Drop-in session
From 6 Feb 2024 at 13:00 to 6 Feb 2024 at 15:00If you would like to discuss the tariff with one or our licensing officers before providing your comments, please come along to our drop-in session at the District Community Centre, Didcot.
Areas
- All Areas
Audiences
- General Public
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