Liverpool drivers freeze Taxi fares

Taxiares are to be frozen in Liverpool after Liverpool drivers decided they would not apply to the council for an increase in fares. Terry Stockton, the taxi trade representative, said: “With Christmas coming, a lot of our customers are going to be feeling the pinch this year and we did not think it was right that we should be asking for a fare rise. “Like every other business we have faced increased costs but we have decided not to pass them on to our customers – we know this would cause real difficulties for those who rely on Hackney cabs. It’s our early present to those people who support the taxi trade.”

The Mayor of Liverpool has welcomed the freeze. He said: “The drivers are to be congratulated on not trying to increase the burden on people in these difficult economic times. “Despite being under financial pressures themselves they have clearly recognised that a lot of people are struggling to make ends meet and this gesture will be appreciated.”

Supplied by Taxi Cab News