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Item 10 Appendix 1 - Dumbarton Taxi Fare Review

West Dunbartonshire Council · 3 June 2026
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL 
Plate No._____     Vehicle Registration Number ________________ 
Fare Chart (Effective from 14 May 2025) 
DUMBARTON AND VALE OF LEVEN ZONE 
Tariff One
7.00am to 7.00pm Monday to Friday 
For a distance not exceeding
½ OF A MILE…………………….
For each additional 1/24th mile…... 
£4.00
£0.10 
Tariff Two
7.00pm to 7.00am Friday to Monday
7.00pm to 7.00am Monday to Thursday 
For a distance not exceeding
½ OF A MILE…………………….
For each additional 1/26th mile…... 
£5.20
£0.10 
Tariff Three
7.00am on 24th December to
7.00am on 27th December and
7.00am on 31st December to
7.00am on 3rd January 
For a distance not exceeding
½ OF A MILE…………………….
For each additional 1/48th mile…... 
£7.00
£0.10 
Tariff Four
7.00am to 7.00pm Monday to Friday
(Only applicable when five or more  
passengers are being carried) 
For a distance not exceeding
½ OF A MILE…………………….
For each additional 1/28th mile…... 
£5.00
£0.10 
Tariff Five
7.00pm to 7.00am Friday to Monday
7.00pm to 7.00am Monday to Thursday
(Only applicable when five or more  
passengers are being carried) 
For a distance not exceeding
½ OF A MILE…………………….
For each additional 1/34th mile….. 
£7.00
£0.10 
Tariff Six
Christmas and New Year hours
as per Tariff Three 
(Only applicable when five or more 
passengers are being carried) 
For a distance not exceeding
½ OF A MILE…………………….
For each additional 1/56th mile…... 
£10.00
£0.10 
Any hire terminating out with the West Dunbartonshire area will be at a rate to be agreed at the time of hire. 
Extra Charges
Taxi drivers may add on any charge incurred at any Airport when either dropping off or picking up
passengers. Drivers must make passengers aware in advance that extra charges may be added to the fare. A
charge equivalent to the initial flagfall on Tariff 1 shall be payable for a taxi booking made by telephone or
via App and not cancelled before arrival when the taxi is no longer required. A £25.00 charge shall be
payable for a taxi booking made by telephone or via App where the taxi has been booked to uplift
passengers from outside the West Dunbartonshire area and the passengers are not at the pick-up point after
the pre-arranged time. 
Fares for Waiting - The Driver is, in addition to the above, entitled to charge for waiting whether in one
stoppage or in several stoppages as follows:- 
For each period of FIFTEEN SECONDS or part thereof ....£0.10 (All Tariffs) 
Soiling Fee - A fee of £100 is chargeable for any soiling which necessitates a taxi being removed from
service for cleaning.  Soiling in this context includes any soiling by means of food, drink, vomit, urine or
excrement.
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