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Somerset taxi passengers face higher journey costs as council approves maximum fare increase

Somerset Council has approved an updated taxi fare structure following a review of rising operating costs and wider cost-of-living pressures across the county. Charges covering additional mileage and passenger waiting time will also increase, although the council has not provided the revised figures for those elements.

Somerset taxi passengers face higher journey costs as council approves maximum fare increase

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Somerset Council has approved an updated taxi fare structure following a review of rising operating costs and wider cost-of-living pressures across the county.

Charges covering additional mileage and passenger waiting time will also increase, although the council has not provided the revised figures for those elements.

Under the new tariff, a standard two-mile journey will cost a maximum of £8.60,...

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Somerset Council has approved an updated taxi fare structure following a review of rising operating costs and wider cost-of-living pressures across the county. Charges covering additional mileage and passenger waiting time will also increase, although the council has not provided the revised figures for those elements. Under the new tariff, a standard two-mile journey will cost a maximum of £8.60,...

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