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TAXI FARES AND CHARGES

Adjusted Taxi Fares for Western Australia – 1st July 2008
Metropolitan Area

There are three taxi-fare structures, referred to as “Tariffs”.

Tariff 1: - Weekdays

Applies: Monday to Friday from 6 am to 6 pm.
Flag fall: $ 3.60
Distance (k/ m) rate: $ 1.47
Detention (waiting charge) $42.15 per hour

Tariff Two: - Weeknights and Weekends

Applies: Monday to Friday from 6 pm to 6 am
Friday 6 pm to Monday 6 am
All day public holidays
Flag fall: $ 5.20
Distance k/m) rate: $ 1.47
Detention (waiting charge) $42.15 per hour

Tariff Three:- Whenever more than five passengers are carried (only applied to vehicles manufactured to carry 6 or more adult passengers)

Flag fall: $5.20
Distance (k/m) rate: $2.17
Detention: $65.30

Ultra Peak Surcharge - Between midnight Friday to 5 am Saturday, and midnight Saturday to 5 am Sunday

Surcharge: $2.00

Xmas Day

Surcharge: $4.40

New Year

Surcharge: $4.90

New Year's Eve between 6 pm 31st December and 6 am lst January.


Other Charges:

Toll                              The amount of any toll during a hiring

Multiple Hiring        75% of metered fare payable at each destination

Taxi Call Out Fee
(All hirings booked through a  taxi dispatch service
attract a 
surcharge of $1.50 that may be added to
the metered fare, or in the case of off-metered fare,
or in the case of off-metered hirings the
calculated
fare,at the termination of the hiring.)                        $1.50


Cleaning Charge (per hour)                                          $42.15

Country Running (per km
Traveled based on return
Journey) up to 4 passengers                                     $ 0.90 


Country Running (per km
Traveled based on return
Journey) 5 or more passengers
(only applies to vehicles
manufactured to carry 6 or
more adult passengers).                                    
$ 1.35 

Metropolitan Tours (undertaken
by qualified tour guides)
(for 1st hour)                                                               $63.40

(for additional ¼ hour)                                              $15.40

Weddings

(for 1st two hours, or part of)                                   $116.90

(for each additional ¼ hour)                                     $14.50

Funerals

(for 1st hour, or part of)                                             $58.50

(for each additional ¼ hour)                                     $14.50

Luggage                                No charge for luggage or other baggage