Taxi pricing in Jersey can be confusing, especially because different types of journeys may be priced in different ways.
This guide explains the basics so passengers can better understand what they are paying for, when the official rank tariff applies, and why some pre-booked or app-based journeys may cost more.
The rank tariff is the regulated fare structure used by Jersey rank taxis. It sets the starting fare and the amount charged as the journey progresses.
Taxi meters calculate fares using distance or time, whichever is greater. This means the fare can increase because of miles travelled, or because of waiting time, slow traffic, lights, queues or delays.
Tariff 1 is the standard daytime rank taxi tariff.
Tariff 2 usually applies at night, on Sundays and on public holidays.
Tariff 3 applies during the Christmas and New Year special tariff periods.
Pre-booked, company and app-based journeys may use different pricing structures. These can include booking charges, minimum fares, operator pricing, availability-based pricing or other commercial pricing models.
This is why a journey taken directly from a public rank may not cost the same as a similar journey arranged through a company, app or pre-booking system.
Even when two journeys look similar, the final fare can vary.
taxis.je gives passengers a simple way to estimate what a journey should roughly cost using official Jersey rank taxi tariff logic.
The fare checker also compares the estimated rank fare with realistic pre-booked and app-based fare ranges, helping passengers understand the difference before or after they travel.