Review of taxi (black cab) fares and tariffs 2022

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Consultation has concluded

Update 27 March 2023

On 8 March 2023 the TfL Finance Committee approved our recommendations. We have now published our Consultation Report and Response to Issues Raised.

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Update 28 February 2023

We have now considered all the consultation responses and used these to inform  our recommendations to the TfL Finance Committee.  

The Finance Committee will consider the recommendations at its meeting on 8 March 2022.

Following this, we will publish the consultation report. This will detail the decisions the Finance Committee has taken, as well as responding to the key issues raised during the consultation.

Update 27 March 2023

On 8 March 2023 the TfL Finance Committee approved our recommendations. We have now published our Consultation Report and Response to Issues Raised.

- update ends -

Update 28 February 2023

We have now considered all the consultation responses and used these to inform  our recommendations to the TfL Finance Committee.  

The Finance Committee will consider the recommendations at its meeting on 8 March 2022.

Following this, we will publish the consultation report. This will detail the decisions the Finance Committee has taken, as well as responding to the key issues raised during the consultation.

 We will aim to publish this by late March 2022.

- update ends -

Overview

We are reviewing London taxi (black cab) fares and tariffs and are interested in your views on whether these should be increased to take into account taxi drivers’ rising operating costs.

We are also proposing changes to the extra charge for booked taxis and the fixed-fare shared-taxi scheme that operates during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

On this page you can find out about our proposals and the potential impacts of increasing taxi fares, read background information on why we review fares and find out how you can give us your feedback. You can ask us a question and respond to our survey.

You will need to register with our Have your say platform to take part in the online survey although your details will be kept secure. Alternatively, you can send your response to us by email at haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk or by post to FREEPOST TFL HAVE YOUR SAY.

You have until 22 December 2022 to give us your feedback.

Why do we review fares?

We review taxi fares and tariffs every year. Taxi fares and tariffs were last updated in April 2022 following consultation.

When we review taxi fares and tariffs we try to strike an appropriate balance between drivers being fairly paid and taxi users getting fair and affordable fares.

We are reviewing taxi fares and tariffs and considering changes because:

  • Taxi drivers’ operating costs have increased since fares and tariffs were changed
  • We want to ensure that taxi drivers are fairly paid and to make sure taxi driving remains a viable career

Find out more about why we review taxi fares and tariffs.

What are we consulting you on?

Increasing taxi fares and tariffs 

We want your feedback on five possible options for taxi fares and tariffs:

OptionDetails
1

Increase all tariffs by the full total Cost Index figure

  • Freeze the minimum fare at £3.80
  • This option would increase Tariffs 1, 2, 3 and 4 by the full total Cost Index figure of 11.64%
2

Use the total Cost Index figure but spread the increases across the minimum fare and the four tariffs

  • Increase the minimum fare by 40 pence (£3.80 to £4.20)
  • Increase Tariffs 1, 2, 3 and 4 by 8.80%
3

Increase Tariffs 1 and 2 by the drivers’ operating costs part of the Cost Index

  • Freeze the minimum fare at £3.80
  • Increase Tariffs 1 and 2 by 7.61%
  • Freeze Tariffs 3 and 4
4

Increase Tariffs 1 and 2 by the average national earnings part of the Cost Index 

  • Freeze the minimum fare at £3.80
  • Increase Tariffs 1 and 2 by 4.02%
  • Freeze Tariffs 3 and 4
5

No change

  • Freeze the minimum fare at £3.80
  • Freeze Tariffs 1, 2, 3 and 4


We have provided more information about these options to help you respond, including a summary of the main considerations and impacts of each option.

We know an increase to taxi fares and tariffs may be a concern for Taxicard users, and we have provided information about this to help you respond.

Other consultation proposals 

We would like your feedback on changes to the extra charge for booked taxis and removing the requirement for this to be added to the taximeter by taxi drivers.

We would also like your feedback on increasing some of the fixed-fares from the Wimbledon Tennis Championships to other parts of London, and on changing the location where the scheme operates from.

Find out more about these other consultation proposals.

Information to help you respond

We have provided more information to help you respond. Visit the Documents section for:

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Consultation has concluded

Please let us know if you have any questions that will help you respond to the consultation. We will then get back to you. Note this tool is not for responding to the consultation, please do that via the survey. 

Please note that any questions you ask may be visible to others and will be subject to moderation. Any personal information will be kept confidential but your user name will be displayed. Further details on moderation are available here. 

Questions asked may be publicly available after the consultation has closed and we may also include them in the form of a report on the results of the consultation exercise, but any personal information will be kept confidential. Your personal information will be properly safeguarded and processed in accordance with the requirements of privacy and data protection legislation. For further information, please visit our privacy policy. 

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    When does the survey close?

    WheelchairVista asked almost 2 years ago

    Good afternoon, thank you for your question. The survey closes on Thursday 22 December. Kind regards.

  • Share Would be useful if you actually put the existing tariffs on the survey on Facebook Share Would be useful if you actually put the existing tariffs on the survey on Twitter Share Would be useful if you actually put the existing tariffs on the survey on Linkedin Email Would be useful if you actually put the existing tariffs on the survey link

    Would be useful if you actually put the existing tariffs on the survey

    eb166 asked about 2 years ago

    Good afternoon, thank you for your question and I apologise for the delay in responding. The existing tariffs are outlined as part of question 1. Kind regards.