In order to allow the taxi trade to make allowances for the rising cost of fuel, additional extras can be added to each journey/fare applicable depending upon the price of a litre of diesel and unleaded petrol according to the weekly road fuel prices published Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Details of the additional extras that can be applied are detailed below:
Diesel
Diesel surcharges information
| Diesel price (per litre) | Additional extra(per journey/fare) |
|---|
|
£1.50 or above
|
30p
|
|
£1.65 or above
|
60p
|
|
£1.80 or above
|
90p
|
|
£1.95 or above
|
£1.20
|
Petrol
Petrol surcharge information
| Petrol price (per litre) | Additional extra(per journey/fare) |
|---|
|
£1.48 or above
|
30p
|
|
£1.63 or above
|
60p
|
|
£1.78 or above
|
90p
|
|
£1.93 or above
|
£1.20
|
Note: The weekly road fuel prices published by the BEIS