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Extra charges

Extra charges must be added on the meter at the start of the journey. There are no extra charges for luggage, additional passengers or carrying of assistance dogs.

Telephone Bookings

There is an extra charge of up to £2.00 if the taxi is booked by telephone. When booking by telephone, other charges may also apply and terms and conditions may vary so please check when you book.

Heathrow extra

There is an extra charge of £2.40 for journeys that start from Heathrow Airport ranks.

Christmas and New Year

There is an extra charge of £4 for journeys made between 20:00 on 24 December and 06:00 on 27 December or between 20:00 on 31 December and 06:00 on 2 January 2011.

Bank cards

Some taxis accept credit or debit cards and there is a maximum charge of £1.00 or 12.5% of the metered fare, whichever is higher.

Soiling

The driver may charge the passenger up to £40 for soiling if it requires the taxi to be taken out of service for cleaning.

All taxi fares and tariffs information shown on these pages is effective from Saturday 10 April 2010.

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