https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61927731
Taxi fares are set to rise in Cardiff after a proposal from drivers was approved by councillors.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61927731
Taxi fares are set to rise in Cardiff after a proposal from drivers was approved by councillors.
£3.50 just to get in the car.
An increase of one third is outrageous really, and how can the council possibly point elsewhere and site a cost of living issue when they overlook an insrease of upto 32%!? The city is becoming more and more a place for the wealthy.
The other more serious side to it, is you risk an increase in people choosing to walk late at night, or going 'as far as a tenner' and walking the rest, which could be risky for some.
Fuel prices have doubled in 2 years, drivers cost of living is rising, as is everyone's. Should taxi drivers shoulder all of that?Originally Posted by JamesWales
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.
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.
Underlying fuel prices haven't doubled in 2 years.
They pluck numbers out of thin air most times I get one anyway (at night after a drink). Will just push more people towards Uber.
Taxi from the rank by the Naipier on a Friday Saturday night to Barry will cost you anything from £30 to £40. ( plucked out of the air as the previous poster mentioned.)
Uber around £15 to £18. Robbing barstards. They'll just price themselves out of the market.
And to be clear I'm not talking about all taxi drivers. You know the ones...
Taxi back to Caerphilly should be £20-£25
Off the meter (only ones that will take you) you’re talking £45-50+
But go to most cities and there’s a nightbus 24 hours a day
The soon ‘those’ taxi drivers go the better
what cities do nightbus 24 hours a day W99 ? didn't see any of those when i was in the midlands
Cardiff did for a while around 2005ish
Birmingham for one
wow didn't see that and i stayed there for a number of years mainly in the south Kings Norton area for a while and the north of the city Aston Villa land Erdington !
When it comes to taxis at night
If a group of people go on the lash into Cardiff, finish the night by getting a curry and expect someone to get them home safely at 3 am and it costs say 12 quid between em then if they are going to moan at a price rise whilst getting pissed on water with alcohol in it
Then feck off and stay at home
And what about the poorer old lady who gets a taxi to her friends house for tea or to the hospital or to the coffee shop?
Are you all for taxi drivers doing favours instead of earning?
Not every service and every place but we did get a few night buses up at Birmingham a few years ago I remember taking it like 1am
It was reason why our relative lived where he lived (Kitts Green if I recall) so he could get home whatever time he needed
Doesn’t need to be frequent just reliable and reasonable.
fair enough remember having a few good nights out in Marston green which is not too far from Kitts Green . oh the memories !
Thankfully we wont need to use cars/taxis after the integrated transport system is embedded , we will though have to overcome the snobbery in some using public transport in Wales though ,unlike other bigger cities who embrace it as a necessity and it creates jobs and bolsters city centre commerce / business /hospitality/jobs ??
does Cardiff have Uber ? ? ?
Yes uber has been here for a few years now.
Since Uber lost the Supreme Court case in '21 there are hardly any drivers around now. I use cabs regularly in Cardiff as I haven't driven for over ten years now and at one point before the pandemic would use a cab 2 or 3 times a day. Getting cabs from Cardiff Central when arriving back on late trains (23:00) is a nightmare though. There aren't enough doing midweek late nights anymore. They're a life-saver for me and I support their fares increase, always tip and have hardly ever had a bad experience. In fact, quite the opposite, I've got to know some great cabbies in Cardiff over the years including a few Season Ticket holders too!
The poor old lady who goes into Cardiff on a night out ?
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