Residents and businesses are invited to comment on the proposed maximum fares for Hackney Carriage taxis operating in the Sevenoaks District.
The proposed fares are:
(a) DISTANCE
Charge for the first 880 yards (5/10 mile) or part thereof: £4.62
Then for each additional 176 yards approx. (1/10 mile): 33p
(b) WAITING TIME
for each period of 1 minute: 55p
(c) WAITING TIME (WITH INDICATED EXTRA CHARGES APPLIED AS BELOW)
for each period of 1 minute
(d) (ii) 72p
(d) (iii) 72p
(d) (iv) 99p
(d) EXTRA CHARGES
(i) Additional Passengers. For each person in excess of four persons: 25% of prescribed fare
(ii) For hiring begun between 10pm and 7am (except all bank and public holidays): £2.20 per fare
(iii) For hiring on Public & Bank Holidays (other than Christmas and New Year holidays): £2.42 per fare
(iv) For hiring on Christmas & New Year Holidays (commencing 6pm on Christmas Eve to 6am 27 December and 6pm New Year’s Eve to 6am 2 January) 100% of prescribed fare
(v) For carriage of pets (other than dogs for registered disabled people): £3.63
(e) SPOILAGE
Any claim for damage causing spoilage to the interior of the vehicle MUST be a matter between the proprietor of the vehicle and the passenger.
View the current Hackney Carriage fares.
Have your say
To comment on the proposed maximum fares, please email licensing.officers@sevenoaks.gov.uk or write to: the Licensing Partnership, Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1GP.
The deadline to comment is midnight on 3 August 2026.