nxs
03-09-2004, 12:47
anybody have any idea how much it would cost me in a taxi to travel about 12 miles? got an engagement party to goto tomorrow
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View Full Version : Taxi fares? nxs 03-09-2004, 12:47 anybody have any idea how much it would cost me in a taxi to travel about 12 miles? got an engagement party to goto tomorrow some_boy 03-09-2004, 12:50 there is a chart somewhere, £1.20 inital, then 10p every 120yards or something, then 10p for every 20secs without moving! its crazy! too expensive! mikey 03-09-2004, 13:00 Private hire are always cheaper (one you ring up), versus Hackney carriage type (Black Cab) some_boy 03-09-2004, 13:01 itll be worth the money tho surely? nxs 03-09-2004, 13:04 well yeah and no,id love to go but having got 2 engagement parties and 5 birthdays oh and my annaversary all before payday it will all depend on how much its gonna cost me to get there nxs 03-09-2004, 13:07 blimey just rang rca they said about £30 return tas1 03-09-2004, 13:11 Phone up a cab company and ask then for a rough idea. Might be cheaper just to find a b+b locally - I'd have said it'd be around £10-£15 but will also depend on time of day etc.. Deano1889 03-09-2004, 13:12 I often get a taxi from town centre to High Green (roughly 12 Miles) I have never paid more than £15 You best best bet is to pre book with Local Cars 0114 2721111 They are best by far, often do it me for £8 to a Tenna Hope this helps Regards Deano richynomates 03-09-2004, 15:07 Roughly a quid a mile is a good rule of thumb for longish journeys. can't you get a bus? people on this forum love buses and could tell you which ones will take you anywhere, and also which ones will have a bus driver that picks his nose, and which ones are more likely to crash! nxs 03-09-2004, 15:20 bus is outa the question im taking the 3 kids with me, 1,3n4 and dont realy want to come back on a bus at 11.30 at night Classic Rock 03-09-2004, 15:25 Don't you have a willing friend that could do it for a third of the price? gmosgerby 03-09-2004, 15:27 get a bus there and a taxi back, save youself about a tenner 1Man&hisBMW 03-09-2004, 16:29 any of ur friends going who cud give u a lift? or any forum members offering? ladyovmanor 03-09-2004, 18:17 take it u dont drive then? Plain Talker 04-09-2004, 23:11 The cost also depends on whether you are going "over the sheffield city boundaries". That can make it a fare-plus-half-again. especially in the black-cab taxis. They don't like going over the boundaries .. (heh heh) it's a bit like london and it's common taxi driver mating call.... "Nah, mate, I dahnt go sarf of ver rivah!" PT |