Have taxi fares gone up enough?

Yesterday (Monday) it was announced they would be increasing by five per cent from April 1, due to the rising cost of fuel.

However figures as high as 15 per cent had been discussed.

Secretary of the Road Transport Licensing Committee Brian Leece says taxi operators are invited once a year to participate in a fare review, and a broad range of proposals are put forward.

He admits it's always a difficult decision (first part of audio file):

Ray Teare from the Manx Taxi Federation says his members wanted to see a rise of at least ten per cent, to counter rising motoring costs (second part of audio file):