How much it costs to get a taxi in Gloucester is expected to rise next week.
Gloucester City Council licensing chiefs will consider plans to raise the Hackney carriage tariffs by around 6.5% – or as much as 69 pence.
The council sets the maximum fares for Hackney carriage licensed by it and the last increase was in December 2017.
The main reason cabbies are asking for the increase is due to rising costs.
They say all other costs associated with their trade have increased such as replacement parts for their vehicles and insurance premiums.
If the increase is approved, the running mile rate will go up from £1.98 to £2.10 and the cost of one-mile and two-mile journeys will go up to £4.55 and £6.62 from £3.95 and £5.93 respectively.
The soiling charge is also proposed to increase from £65 to £75.
This charge is what customers must pay if they are sick in the taxi or dirty the vehicle.
This charge covers the cost of having the car cleaned and what money the driver might lose by having to take it off the road for the remainder of the day or night.
The city council says the increase in charges will make them the second lowest within the county in terms of the running mile cost and third highest when it comes to one-mile and two-mile journeys.
The licensing and enforcement committee will consider the changes on June 15.
