A COMPARISON OF CAB FARES.
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The Chief Constable of Brighton Secures a List of the Charges in Force in Many Important Centres.
MR. CHAS. GRIFFIN, the chief ,onstable of Brighton, has, on the suggestion of the watch committee, been in communication with the chief constables of various towns in the country with regard to hackney carriage fares. He reports that. he finds since 1923 the only cities which have revised their taxicab fares are Birmingham, Glasgow and Leeds. At Birmingham the fare has been reduced to 1s. 3d. per mile and 3d. for each additional ith mile. At Glasgow the scale is now is. per mile and 3d. for each additional mile, but there is a minimum fare of is. 6d. imposed. At Leeds the new fare is is.
for the first mile and 4d. for each additional mile.
• At other towns where no change has been made since 1923, the replies are as follows :—Bradford, Bristol, Edinburgh, Sheffield and Newcastle-on-Tyne, is. 6d. for the first mile or part thereof. Liverpool, is. for the first two-thirds of a mile with 4d. for each additional mile. Manchester, le. 3d. per mile and 3d. for each additional itlf mile. In tie Metropolitan Police District the scale has been unaltered since 1920, and is still 1..s. for the first mile, plus 3d. for each. additional I mile.
It will thus be seen that of the large towns of the country, Birmingham, Manchester and London are the only places that have lower fares than Brighton.
When the chief constable submitted his report in 1923 he also submitted a draft of hackney carriage fares which might be considered for adoption, these being as follow :— First-dass taxicabs.—For any distance not exceeding 1 mile, is.; for every mile or portion thereof beyond _first mile, 3d.; for each five minutes or portion thereof while waiting, 3d. Second-class taxicabs.—For any distance not exceeding 1 miles, Is.; for every mile or portion thereof beyond first 14 miles, Sd.; for each five minutes or portion thereof while waiting, 3d.
Sidecar taxicabs.—For any distance not exceeding 1 mile, 8d. •, for every mile or portion thereof beyond first mile, 21; for every five minutes or portion thereof while waiting, 2d.
It must be remember4 in considering these fares, that places like Birmingham, Manchester, and particularly London, are much more favourably situated for the drivers of hackney carriages by reason of the fact that they can more readily pick up return fares. It is said that the hackney-carriage stands throughout the town require considerable adjustment, and in view of the fact that the parking of private motorcars is also now a serious question the chief constable suggests that the stands be re-allotted.
The watch committee has decided to take no action at present with regard to altering the fares charged.