South Lanarkshire Council propose to raise taxi fares in two of four zones

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South Lanarkshire Council is reviewing taxi fares in the area and increases are proposed.There are four licenced zones in the area for taxi services, and the local authority is proposing to apply an increase in fares in two of them.The zones which will see a rise in taxi fares are Clydesdale and East Kilbride, while charges for taxis will remain the same in Hamilton and in Cambuslang and Rutherglen.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The average two-mile hire is £5.30, and it is being suggested this increase to £5.80.As well as this, for each additional 88 yards travelled, it is being suggested to raise the charge to 12 pence from 10 pence.Currently in East Kilbride, the fare for a taxi which does not exceed 880 yards costs £2.90, and the council is proposing to raise this to £3.20.On top of this, a charge of 30 pence is added for the next nine additional 293 yards.

The council are hoping to change this to 20p for the next 14 additional 189 yards.This would see the price of an average two-mile hire increasing from £5.60 to £6.Fares in the Hamilton zone will not be changed, meaning the price for an average