A two-mile daytime taxi ride in Warwick district will go from £7.65 to £8.10 in November, if no one objects by 6 November. The full new fare table.
Hackney carriage fares in Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth are set to rise in November. Warwick District Council published the new fare table in a public notice on 23 October.
The starting charge on every tariff goes up by about 10%. The per-mile and waiting charges stay the same. A two-mile daytime trip for up to four people would cost £8.10, up from £7.65.
The new fares come in during November unless someone objects. Objections must reach the council within 14 days of the notice, so by Friday 6 November.
The new fares
The rise applies to the first seven-tenths of a mile only. From the council’s Cabinet report of 9 September:
| Tariff 1 | Tariff 2 | Tariff 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who and when | Up to 4 passengers, day | Up to 4 passengers, evening; 5 or more, day | 5 or more passengers, evening |
| First 7/10 mile now | £4.40 | £6.65 | £8.85 |
| First 7/10 mile from November | £4.85 | £7.30 | £9.75 |
| Each further 1/10 mile | 25p (no change) | 40p (no change) | 50p (no change) |
| Each 30 seconds waiting | 15p (no change) | 20p (no change) | 25p (no change) |
“Day” means 6am to 10pm. The evening rate runs from 10pm to 6am and all day on bank holidays. On Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve it starts at 6pm. The £75 soiling charge does not change.
Because only the starting charge rises, every journey goes up by the same amount: 45p on tariff 1, 65p on tariff 2 and 90p on tariff 3. The council’s figures for a two-mile trip:
- tariff 1: £8.10 (now £7.65)
- tariff 2: £12.50 (now £11.85)
- tariff 3: £16.25 (now £15.35)
These are maximums. Drivers can charge less, and the tariffs do not apply once a journey goes outside the district.
Why fares are going up
The current fares have been in place since June 2024. The report says consumer prices have risen about 6% since then. Cab owners have also faced higher fuel, insurance, repair and replacement costs.
The council surveyed owners twice this year:
- in January and February, 45 of the 61 owners who replied (73.8%) supported a rise
- in April and May, two-thirds of 51 who replied chose 10% over 5%
The Licensing and Regulatory Committee backed the 10% option in June. Cabinet approved it for advertising on 9 September.
The council licenses 127 hackney carriages. 92 of them (72.4%) seat five or more passengers, and the report says they will use tariff 3 in the evening and on bank holidays.
How Warwick district will compare
On the national fare table, Warwick district is 132nd most expensive of 337 councils for a two-mile daytime fare. After the rise it would be 79th, just above Coventry, on the May 2026 figures in the report.
The rules apply only to hackney carriages, the cabs you can hail or pick up at a rank. The council has no power to set prices for private hire firms, which are booked in advance.
What it means for you
If you use a taxi from a rank, such as the one at Leamington station, expect to pay 45p more for a daytime trip and up to 90p more late at night in a large cab. The exact start date in November will be set by council officers if there are no objections.
To object, write to Licensing, Town Hall, Parade, Leamington Spa, CV32 4AT, by 6 November. The notice is also displayed outside the Town Hall and at the Royal Pump Rooms customer service centre. If objections are made and not withdrawn, Cabinet must consider them and set the start date, with or without changes.
The council also decided it will run no more district-wide fare surveys. It says future reviews should fall to whichever council replaces it under local government reorganisation.
For trains and other travel from town, see our Leamington train times to London page.
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