Tariffs
Colchester Hackney
Carriages operate 3 Tariffs or Rates:
Rate 1: All vehicles
carrying up to 4 passengers between 06.00 hrs and 22.00 hrs (Mon-Sat)
Rate 2: All vehicles
carrying up to 4 passengers between 22.00 hrs and 06.00 hrs Mondays
to Saturdays and all Sundays, Public & Bank holidays and after
18.00 hrs on Christmas & New Years Eve; or when in the case of
a multi seater vehicle it is required to carry in excess of 4 passengers
or a greater amount of luggage than can be conveyed in a vehicle Licensed
to carry up to 4 passengers, between 06.00 hrs and 22.00 hrs (Mon-Sat).
Rate 3: Between
22.00 hrs until 06.00 hrs Mondays to Saturdays and on all Sundays,
Public & Bank holidays, and after 18.00 hrs on Christmas &
New Years Eve, when in the case of a multi seater vehicle it is required
to carry in excess of 4 passengers or a greater amount of luggage
than can be conveyed in a vehicle Licensed to carry up to 4 passengers.
Rate 1 is the base rate:
Rate 2 is the base
rate + 1/3
Rate 3 is Rate
2 + 1/3
Further information
on the taxi tariffs can be found on Colchester Borough Councils website.
Hopefully you will
never find yourself in the possition to need to make a complaint,
but if you feel that you need to make a complaint regarding a taxi
driver please use this online
form to contact Colchester Borough Council, who will investigate
it for you.