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Why do taxi drivers in the UK charge extra at Xmas?

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    Last Updated: October 17th, 2011
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15 Comments

  1. #1
    Foffion
    October 17th, 2011 at 5:26 pm

    Ah ah ah there are strange people in this world.

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    focus
    October 17th, 2011 at 6:13 pm

    Oh come on, they are working when everyone else is off on holiday why shouldn’t they charge extra.

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    the old dog
    October 17th, 2011 at 7:07 pm

    They charge extra at Xmas because … “they can”!

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    Angel Snow
    October 17th, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    I think it is because at christmas, people are meant to be kinder and more giving at christmas time so they are trying their luck. I hate taxi drivers

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    The Circus Bearded Lady
    October 17th, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    You are cheap. Otherwise you would have enough slaves to run a rota system and never be without a factotum, Christmas or no Christmas.

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  6. #6
    Bear
    October 17th, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    Business is business.

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    One Anti
    October 17th, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    It’s not just the UK.

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  8. #8
    Atavist
    October 17th, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    Because they can! The non-muslim drivers are stuck with their families.

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    stargazer
    October 17th, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    Fancy becoming very rich, and becoming a Taxi driver and charging the normal fare at christmas time.
    It would not bother me to work Two days, and new year to become a millionaire, and then i could have the longest holiday in a warm country ever…..

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    Optimist
    October 17th, 2011 at 11:29 pm

    It’s because they are working christmas, genius.

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    marcus VI
    October 17th, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    Here in my home town the charge flat rate and have done so for the past four years, Christmas eve used to be double, Boxing day fare and a half, New Years eve + day double. People weren’t using taxis at that cost. One taxi company decided to charge normal and the all followed suit !

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    $£"!FÖXY
    October 18th, 2011 at 12:23 am

    They decided to take a leaf out of the UK banker’s book this year, as they got £7B bonuses and it weren’t even Christmas at the time……. so boo hoo!

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    alamolicious
    October 18th, 2011 at 12:39 am

    Because it is that time of year. Like bankers, politicians, and just in general all spivs, taxi drivers have always known it is far better to receive than to give.

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    Yorkie the Cheeky Monkey
    October 18th, 2011 at 12:46 am

    They are doing the normal thing in Britain and that’s taking advantage of a time and situation to rob peoples eyeballs out.
    Anyway taxi drivers are known to deliberately go the long way round to increase the fare so it’s not a surprise to me that they overcharge on Xmas day, robbing sods.

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  15. #15
    UKgardener
    October 18th, 2011 at 1:42 am

    Because they have children to look after unlike some who palm there kids off onto someone else and pretend there was no affair haha.

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