South Ayrshire taxi fares and licensing

Current hackney taxi tariff

• Tariff 1, up to five passengers, 06:00-midnight: £4.00 for the first 1100 yards or 280 seconds; then 20p each additional 125.7 yards or 37.9 seconds
• Tariff 2, up to five passengers, midnight-06:00: £5.00 for the first 1100 yards or 280 seconds; then 20p each additional 125.7 yards or 37.9 seconds
• Tariff 3, six to eight passengers, 06:00-midnight: £6.00 for the first 1100 yards or 280 seconds; then 30p each additional 125.7 yards or 37.9 seconds
• Tariff 4, six to eight passengers, midnight-06:00: £7.50 for the first 1100 yards or 280 seconds; then 30p each additional 125.7 yards or 37.9 seconds
• Specified Christmas and New Year periods: fare plus 50%; waiting per hour £19 up to five passengers or £28.50 for six to eight; soiling £70; out-of-area fare must be agreed before hire
• September 2026 review — replacement withheld: The 24 September panel’s draft minute approves advertising a proposed replacement and conditional fixing if no adverse representations arrive. Its proposed card leaves commencement as xxx; no final fixing notice or date has been located. The current published 23 April 2025 card above is distinct from that proposal. No replacement model or commencement date is inferred.

Effective 2025-04-23 · last verified 23 October 2026

Open tariff evidence source

Licence-fee snapshot

• Licence fee detail 1: The council's current driver, vehicle, booking-office and inspection application pages require online payment but do not publicly display the current charge before the transaction flow
• Licence fee detail 2: Current driver, taxi/private-hire vehicle, booking-office, substitution and testing fees must therefore be confirmed with the Licensing Monitoring Officer (01292 617682); the archived April 2018 schedule is deliberately not presented as current

Charges public-fee availability checked 2026-08-27 · last verified 27 August 2026. Confirm with the council before applying.