Taxi fair rate 

Hackney Carriage Tariff - Maximum Fares and Charges Tariff 1: Day Rate (Chargeable from 7 am until 11 pm) Initial Charge..........................................................3.00

First Mile...............................................................3.60 Each Additional Mile...............................................2.80 Tariff 2: Unsocial Hours (Chargeable from 11 pm until 7 am daily, Sundays, Bank Holidays except where tariff 3 applies) Initial Charge.........................................................4.50 First Mile...............................................................5.40 Each Additional Mile..............................................4.20 Tariff 3: Special Rate (Chargeable on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Plus from 6 pm on Christmas Eve and new Year's Eve Initial Charge.........................................................6.00 First Mile...............................................................7.20 Each Additional Mile..............................................5.60 DETAILED BREAKDOWN Tariff 1 Tariff 2 Tariff 3 Initial distance (All tariffs) 1382.87 yards Subsequent additional distance units 125.71 yards Subsequent additional fare units 20 pence 30 pence 40 pence Time unit (meter not recording distance) 60 seconds 60 seconds 60 seconds Each additional time unit 30 pence 40 pence 60 pence Proprietors of Hackney Carriages licensed to carry and actually carrying 5, 6, 7, or 8 passengers are entitled to Charge 1 and ½ times each Tariff. For the soiling of the vehicle by the passenger(s) the proprietor may charge £75