Denbighshire freezes taxi fares for 2027 after trade consultation

Denbighshire County Council has decided not to change its Hackney Carriage maximum fare tariff for 2027, leaving the current charging structure in place following a review by its Licensing Committee.

The committee considered the tariff at its meeting on 15 September 2026 as part of the authority’s annual review of Hackney Carriage fares. The council’s official meeting calendar confirms the Licensing Committee met that morning, while its earlier work programme specifically scheduled a review of the existing Hackney Carriage Table of Fares for the September meeting.

The review followed engagement with taxi operators and users through a Taxi Forum process established during 2026. Twelve responses were received during the exercise, with seven supporting retention of the current tariff, one favouring an inflation-linked adjustment and four putting forward other approaches.

The decision means the tariff introduced on 8 October 2025 will continue into 2027. Under the existing structure, the standard weekday daytime tariff starts at £4 for the first seven-tenths of a mile, followed by 30p for each additional tenth of a mile.

The evening and weekend tariff begins at £4.80 for the first seven-tenths of a mile, with subsequent increments of 30p per tenth of a mile. A separate night-time tariff, which also applies to journeys carrying more than four passengers, starts at £5.25 and then increases by 45p for each additional tenth of a mile.

The freeze means cabbies will have to absorb any movement in fuel, insurance, vehicle, maintenance and other operating costs without an automatic inflation-linked increase in the council’s maximum fare ceiling.