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Published:
September 20, 2008
No
increase in taxi fares for Burnham-On-Sea
 Taxi
charges in Burnham-On-Sea will not rise, it was decided this week.
A
request was made to Sedgemoor District Council by Sedgemoor's
Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Drivers Association to increase
fares to cover rising fuel costs.
It
comes after Burnham-On-Sea.com reported
earlier this year how drivers are bearing the brunt of soaring
fuel costs and are angry that the district council - which oversees
passenger fares - is not helping them more.
However,
a meeting of Sedgemoor's licensing and general purposes committee
on Wednesday (September 17th) turned
down the application, saying a second rise was not necessary.
Sedgemoor
gave the go-ahead for a small taxi fare increase in April this
year, as reported here
on Burnham-On-Sea.com.
The
district council has the authority to fix rates or fares, as well
as all other charges in connection with the hire of a vehicle.
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