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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 24th October, 2017.
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The National Transport Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 24 of the Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016 (No. 37 of 2013 as amended), hereby makes the following order:
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1. This Order may be cited as the Taxi Regulation (Maximum Fares) Order 2017.
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2. This Order shall come into operation on 1 February 2018.
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3. In this Order “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.
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4. The fares contained in the Schedule are fixed as the maximum fares and charges that may be charged by the driver of a taxi in respect of journey undertaken in the State.
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SCHEDULE
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Standard Rate: To be displayed in the Rate/Tariff Window as 1
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Applies 08.00 hours to 20.00 hours, Monday to Saturday
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Changeover Speed (at all times)
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21.2
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km/hr
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Initial Charge
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Monetary Value
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€3.80
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Distance Allowance
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500
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metres
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Time Allowance
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84.9
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seconds
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Tariff A
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Monetary Unit
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€0.20
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Distance Allowance
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175.4
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metres
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Time Allowance
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29.8
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seconds
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Hourly Tariff
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€24.17
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Tariff per km
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€1.14
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Tariff A initiated at switch of running total from
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€3.80
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to
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€4.00
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Range of Tariff A
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€16.60
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Graduates to Tariff B when running total switches from
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€20.40
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to
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€20.60
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Maximum Unit Increments on Tariff A
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83
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Range of Tariff A when charged only on distance
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14,561.4
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metres
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Range of Tariff A when charged only on time
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2,472.7
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seconds
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Tariff B
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Monetary Unit
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€0.20
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Distance Allowance
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133. 3
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metres
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Time Allowance
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22.6
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seconds
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Hourly Tariff
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€31.80
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Tariff per km
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€1.50
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Tariff B applies for the remainder of the journey
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Premium Rate: To be displayed in the Rate/Tariff Window as 2
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Applies 20.00 hours to 08.00 hours, Monday to Saturday, and all day Sunday and all day in relation to public holidays (except Christmas and New Year)
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Changeover Speed (at all times)
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21.2
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km/hr
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Initial Charge
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Monetary Value
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€4.20
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Distance Allowance
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500
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metres
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Time Allowance
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84.9
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seconds
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Tariff A
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Monetary Unit
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€0.20
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Distance Allowance
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137.9
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metres
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Time Allowance
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23.4
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seconds
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Hourly Tariff
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€30.74
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Tariff per km
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€1.45
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Tariff A initiated at switch of running total from
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€4.20
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to
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€4.40
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Range of Tariff A
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€21.20
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Graduates to Tariff B when running total switched from
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€25.40
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to
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€25.60
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Maximum Unit Increments on Tariff A
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106
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Range of Tariff A when charged only on distance
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14,620.7
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metres
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Range of Tariff A when charged only on time
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2,482.8
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seconds
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Tariff B
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Monetary Unit
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€0.20
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Distance Allowance
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111.1
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metres
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Time Allowance
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18.9
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seconds
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Hourly Tariff
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€38.16
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Tariff per km
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€1.80
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Tariff B applies for the remainder of the journey
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Special Rate for Christmas & New Year: To be displayed in the Rate/Tariff Window as 3
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A special rate applies between Christmas Eve 20:00h to St. Stephen’s Day 08:00h and New Year’s Eve 20:00h to New Year’s Day 08:00h.
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Changeover Speed (at all times)
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21.2
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km/hr
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Initial Charge
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Monetary Value
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€4.20
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Distance Allowance
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500
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metres
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Time Allowance
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84.9
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seconds
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Tariff A
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Monetary Unit
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€0.20
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Distance Allowance
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111.1
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metres
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Time Allowance
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18.9
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seconds
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Hourly Tariff
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€38.16
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Tariff per km
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€1.80
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Tariff A initiated at switch of running total from
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€4.20
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to
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€4.40
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Tariff A applies for the remainder of the journey
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Extra metered charges (where applicable)
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Booking Fee
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€2.00
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Additional passenger charge: each adult passenger after the first (or, after the first free child, for each additional two children under 12 years of age)
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€1.00
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Credit/debit card charge, as applicable
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Not to exceed the actual cost borne by the operator to accept such payments up to a maximum of 5%
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Soiling Charge, where applicable
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The reasonable cost of remedying the soiling, up to a maximum of €140.00
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Toll charges, in accordance with a toll scheme adopted by a road authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015, may be charged as incurred.
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GIVEN under the seal of the National Transport Authority on
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20 October 2017.
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FIONA ROSS,
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Board Member, National Transport Authority.
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
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This Order sets the maximum fares that may be charged by the driver of a taxi in respect of journey undertaken in the State in line with the table contained in the Schedule to the Order.
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