Cardiff taxi fares set to rise after vote

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Of course not, but jumping by a third is a huge hike, and as discussed may lose them business and it just makes a night out in the city more and more expensive for people

So if fuel has doubled in 2 years, a jump of a third surely means they're still earning less than 2 years ago, especially adding into the equation inflation.

Inflation is also going to make people less inclined to have a night out in the city anyway, unless they can afford it, then a modest taxi rise is the least of their worries.

[JamesWales]

So if fuel has doubled in 2 years, a jump of a third surely means they're still earning less than 2 years ago, especially adding into the equation inflation.

Inflation is also going to make people less inclined to have a night out in the city anyway, unless they can afford it, then a modest taxi rise is the least of their worries.

It's not a modest rise - it's up by a third. And permanent. You can't complain about the rising cost of living and then be the rising cost of living as well. That's how it never ends.

I'll just download uber or walk more I guess. Taxi's have always been good value in Cardiff but not in future it seems.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

It's not a modest rise - it's up by a third. And permanent. You can't complain about the rising cost of living and then be the rising cost of living as well. That's how it never ends.

Yet another reply from you leads to me headbutting another hole in the partition wall.

So what should people do? Moan and struggle? You really don't give a shit about working class people, do you? Full of hypocrisy.

[JamesWales]

Yet another reply from you leads to me headbutting another hole in the partition wall.

So what should people do? Moan and struggle? You really don't give a shit about working class people, do you? Full of hypocrisy.

God you are smug. You just supported adding a third to every working class persons taxi mate. Get off your high horse. You seem to take this in your stride, so there is every chance I have less disposable income than you. It's a huge increase. You only support it cos of the party doing it! The result will probably be a rise in uber use or people using less taxis generally.

Presumably you understand that if train fares jumped
by 33% less people may use them - may be the same here.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

God you are smug. You just supported adding a third to every working class persons taxi mate.

You've just said that taxi drivers shouldn't shoulder fuel and general inflation. What is it to be then?

[JamesWales]

You've just said that taxi drivers shouldn't shoulder fuel and general inflation. What is it to be then?

Perhaps something less than upto a 33% rise? Perhaps a temporary rise due to the temporary spike in inflation? Perhaps there are other ideas someone can have, that means that just because they don't support whacking up fares, it doesn't mean they 'dont give a shit about working class people'.

What is irritating is how you are the self appointed guardian of the working classes and anyone who doesn't support charging everyone a third more somehow hates them. Get a hold of yourself!

Loads of working class people rely on taxis too - those who cannot afford or are too old or ill to run a car etc etc. Massively increasing the fares hits them too ya know.