Taxi fares

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The table shows typical fares and journey times based on distance for three types of tariff. Fares and journey times may be higher if there are delays or heavy traffic.

Distance	Approx journey time	Monday to Friday 06:00 - 20:00 (Tariff code 1)	Monday to Friday 20:00 - 22:00 Saturday and Sunday 06:00 - 22:00 (Tariff code 2)	Every night 22:00 - 06:00 Public holidays (Tariff code 3)
1 mile	5 - 12 mins	£4.40 - £8	£4.60 - £8	£4.80 - £8
2 miles	8 - 15 mins	£6.80 - £10.60	£6.80 - £10.60	£7.40 - £11.60
4 miles	15 - 30 mins	£11 - £18	£12 - £18	£14 - £21
6 miles	20 - 40 mins	£17 - £27	£18 - £27	£23 - £32
Between Heathrow and Central London	30 - 60 mins	£40 - £70	£40 - £70	£40 - £70

There is a minimum fare of £2.20 at all times.

How it works:

The meter calculates the maximum fare based on:

Time of day
Distance travelled
Taxi speed

The passenger will be expected to pay the full fare displayed on the meter at the end of the journey unless the driver and passenger agree on the final fare to be charged before the start of the journey.

What you can expect from the driver:

Unless they have a good reason not to, drivers must:

Accept any hiring up to 12 miles or any hiring up to one hour duration, if the destination is in Greater London
Accept any hiring up to 20 miles if starting at Heathrow Airport
Accept any hiring up to one hour duration, if the destination is in Greater London

The driver does not have to accept a hiring if the destination is outside Greater London, if the driver does accept the journey, the fare can be negotiated with the passenger.

All taxi fares and tariffs (PDF 458KB) information shown on these pages is effective from Saturday 5 April 2008.

Taxi fares

What you can expect from the driver:

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