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

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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
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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