S.I. No. 394/2008 - Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Maximum Fares) Order 2008


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 10th October, 2008.

The Commission for Taxi Regulation, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 42 of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (No. 25 of 2003), hereby makes the following order:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Maximum Fares) Order 2008.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 1 November 2008.

2. In these Regulations “public holiday” has the same meaning as it has in paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Second Schedule to the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 with the addition, where a public holiday falls on a Sunday, of the following weekday.

3. The fares contained in the Schedule are fixed as the maximum fares that may be charged by the driver of a taxi in respect of the national taximeter area, as declared by the National Taximeter Area Declaration 2006.

4. The Taxi Regulation Act 2003 (Maximum Fares) Order 2006 ( S.I. No. 438 of 2006 ) is revoked.

Regulation 3.

SCHEDULE

Standard Fare

Applies 08.00 hours to 20.00 hours

Initial Fare

Monetary Value

€4.10

Distance Allowance

1,000.0

metres

Time Allowance

170.0

seconds

Tariff A

Monetary Unit

€0.20

Distance Allowance

194.2

metres

Time Allowance

33.0

seconds

Hourly Rate

€21.84

Rate per km

€1.03

Tariff A initiated at switch of running total from

€4.10

to

€4.30

Range of Tariff A

€14.60

Graduates to Tariff B when running total switches from

€18.70

to

€18.90

Maximum Unit Increments on Tariff A

73

Range of Tariff A when charged only on distance

14,176.6

metres

Mileage of journey elapsed when switching to Tariff B

15,176.6

metres

Range of Tariff A when charged only on time

2,407.0

seconds

Range of Tariff A when charged only on time (mins)

40.12

Mins of journey elapsed when switching to B

42.95

Tariff B

Monetary Unit

€0.20

Distance Allowance

148.1

metres

Time Allowance

25.2

seconds

Hourly Rate

€28.62

Rate per km

€1.35

Tariff B initiated at switch of running total from

€18.70

to

€18.90

Range of Tariff B

€20.20

Graduates to Tariff C when running total switches from

€38.90

to

€39.10

Maximum Unit Increments on Tariff B

101.0

Range of Tariff B when charged only on distance

14,958.1

metres

Mileage of journey elapsed when switching to Tariff C

30,135

metres

Range of Tariff B when charged only on time

2,540.9

seconds

Range of Tariff B when charged only on time (mins)

42.35

mins

Mins of journey elapsed when switching to C

85.30

mins

Unit Increments on Tariff B if you didn’t allow for the excess over 15km travelled on initial charge and Tariff A

102.0

Tariff C

Monetary Unit

€0.20

Distance Allowance

113.0

metres

Time Allowance

19.2

seconds

Hourly Rate

€37.52

Rate per km

€1.77

Tariff C initiated when running total switches from

€38.90€39.10

to

Tariff C applies for the remainder of the journey

Premium Fare

Always applies 20.00 hours to 08.00 hours & all day Sunday and public holidays except Christmas and New Year

Initial Fare

Monetary Value

€4.45

Distance Allowance

1,000.0

metres

Time Allowance

170.0

seconds

Tariff A

Monetary Unit

€0.20

Distance Allowance

148.1

metres

Time Allowance

25.2

seconds

Hourly Rate

€28.62

Rate per km

€1.35

Tariff A initiated at switch from

€4.45

to

€4.65

Range of Tariff A

€19.00

Graduates to Tariff B when running total switched from

€23.45

to

€23.65

Maximum Unit Increments on Tariff A

95.0

Range of Tariff A when charged only on distance

14,069.5

metres

Mileage of journey elapsed when switching to Tariff B

15,069.5

Range of Tariff A when charged only on time

2,389.9

seconds

Range of Tariff A when charged only on time (mins)

39.83

mins

Mins of journey elapsed when switching to B

42.67

mins

Tariff B

Monetary Unit

€0.20

Distance Allowance

127.4

metres

Time Allowance

21.6

seconds

Hourly Rate

€33.28

Rate per km

€1.57

Tariff B initiated at switch of running total from

€23.45

to

€23.65

Range of Tariff B

€23.60

Graduates to Tariff C when running total switches from

€47.05

to

€47.25

Maximum Unit Increments on Tariff A

118.0

Range of Tariff B when charged only on distance

15,033.2

metres

Mileage of journey elapsed when switching to Tariff C

30,102.7

Range of Tariff B when charged only on time

2,552.6

seconds

Range of Tariff B when charged only on time (mins)

42.54

mins

Mins of journey elapsed when switching to C

85.21

Unit Increments on Tariff B if you didn’t allow for the excess over 15km travelled on initial charge and Tariff A

118.0

Tariff C

Monetary Unit

€0.20

Distance Allowance

113.0

metres

Time Allowance

19.19

seconds

Hourly Rate

€37.52

Rate per km

€1.77

Tariff C initiated when running total switches from

€47.05

to

€47.25

Tariff C applies for the remainder of the journey

Special Premium Rate for Christmas & New Year

A special premium rate applies between Christmas Eve 20:00h to St. Stephens Day 08:00h and New Years Eve 20:00h to New Years Day 08:00h. During these periods the Premium Tariff C is applied immediately after the Premium Initial Charge

Initial Fare

Monetary Value

€4.45

Distance Allowance

1,000.0

metres

Time Allowance

170.0

seconds

Tariff C

Monetary Unit

€0.20

Distance Allowance

113.0

metres

Time Allowance

19.19

seconds

Hourly Rate

€37.52

Rate per km

€1.77

Tariff C initiated when running total switches from

€4.45

to

€4.65

Tariff C applies for the remainder of the journey

Extra metered charges (where applicable)

Booking fee:

€2.00

Each additional passenger after the first passenger:

€1.00 per additional adult passenger (or per each additional two children under 12 years)

Soiling Charge, where applicable

€140.00

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GIVEN under the seal of the Commission for Taxi Regulation,

30 September 2008

KATHLEEN DOYLE.

Commissioner for Taxi Regulation.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order sets the new National Fare with effect from 1 November 2008 in line with the table contained in the Schedule to the Order (explained in the fare card below). It also revokes the Maximum Fares Order of 2006.

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