Taxi Costs Per Mile..
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Some Some interesting notes on the costs of a 1912 type T.Jiiie taxicab • are contained in "The G•reen Badge Journal,"i Which is the official organ of: the Motor :Cab Trade Protection Society. The, costs are as follow :— •' e. d.
L.C.C. tax .. ... 15 0 0 Insurance ... ... 20 0 0 Garage (at 24s. per week) 62 8 0 Overhaul and depreciation for year ... 75 0 0 172 8 0 Taximeter hire 710 0 £179 18 0 At 15,000 miles per year 2aal. per mile. Petrol (in this case Shell Aviation, at 2s. 7d. per gal., and a consump tion of 18 m.p.g.) ...
Oil, grease, etc. ... id.
d.
Total ... 51d. per mile.
This is not allowing for any repairs between the overhauls, so that the actual cost per year for running a cab should work out at about 6d. per mile. This, of course, is for art owner-driven Machine only. Where a driver is employed his wages must be added.