Cost of a taxi ride in the UK.

[Keith5588]

I am going to the UK soon after being in Thailand for nearly 8 years, to sort out many things including selling my house.
My house is 1.5 miles from Norwich Airport
I just did an online quote for the cost of a taxi. £40 for a 6 minute journey!
In my life I haven't used taxis much. Is it really that expensive for a taxi ride in the UK?
My bag going to the UK is not that heavy so I think I will walk home if that is the cost, I have done it before.

Or have I done something wrong?

[it is what it is]

 

get a friend to pick you up, take the bus

[Celsius]

You gonna sell your house and you worry about 40 pounds? 

 

First world profits, first world prices.

[Denim]

It's called ' Rip Van Winkle ' syndrome.

 

I got it too last time I went to the UK for a visit. Before people winge about the cost of living in Thailand, they should go home for a visit.

 

A word of advice. Don't order a pint in a pub before asking the price. Oh yes , and remember ,buses don't take cash.

 

My 90 year old mother has a home help who comes in twice a week for a bit of house cleaning. 

 

A snip at 12 pounds an hour.

[CharlieH]

Youve done something very wrong. The standing charge is 3.20 plus 1.24 per km

 

Check it out here: https://www.bettertaxi.com/taxi-fare-calculator/norwich/

[Keith5588]

11 minutes ago, Denim said:

It's called ' Rip Van Winkle ' syndrome.

 

I got it too last time I went to the UK for a visit. Before people winge about the cost of living in Thailand, they should go home for a visit.

 

A word of advice. Don't order a pint in a pub before asking the price. Oh yes , and remember ,buses don't take cash.

 

My 90 year old mother has a home help who comes in twice a week for a bit of house cleaning. 

 

A snip at 12 pounds an hour.

Thanks Denim.

I love Thailand even more now.

So how do I pay for a bus ride?

[Keith5588]

8 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Youve done something very wrong. The standing charge is 3.20 plus 1.24 per km

 

Check it out here: https://www.bettertaxi.com/taxi-fare-calculator/norwich/

Thanks a lot @CharlieH I must have got it wrong. I will investigate more.

[Keeps]

37 minutes ago, Keith5588 said:

I am going to the UK soon after being in Thailand for nearly 8 years, to sort out many things including selling my house.
My house is 1.5 miles from Norwich Airport
I just did an online quote for the cost of a taxi. £40 for a 6 minute journey!
In my life I haven't used taxis much. Is it really that expensive for a taxi ride in the UK?
My bag going to the UK is not that heavy so I think I will walk home if that is the cost, I have done it before.

Or have I done something wrong?

I live around the same distance from my local rail station. Last time I took a metered taxi the fare was £11 (Which I thought was extortionate).

 

For the bus I use my contactless debit card. However, I still see people paying with cash. The drivers seem to prefer you using the 'tap and go' but I don't believe they can refuse cash.

 

Below link details the bus options from the airport to City Centre. Might be worth using this option then just getting a taxi from maybe the rail station to your home? Might take longer but will probably be cheaper? I don't think the bus service to/from the airport runs on Sundays.

 

https://www.norwichairport.co.uk/to-and-from-the-airport/#:~:text=Airport Park and Ride runs,a Sunday or Bank Holidays.

 

 

[Keith5588]

16 minutes ago, Keeps said:

I live around the same distance from my local rail station. Last time I took a metered taxi the fare was £11 (Which I thought was extortionate).

 

For the bus I use my contactless debit card. However, I still see people paying with cash. The drivers seem to prefer you using the 'tap and go' but I don't believe they can refuse cash.

 

Below link details the bus options from the airport to City Centre. Might be worth using this option then just getting a taxi from maybe the rail station to your home? Might take longer but will probably be cheaper? I don't think the bus service to/from the airport runs on Sundays.

 

https://www.norwichairport.co.uk/to-and-from-the-airport/#:~:text=Airport Park and Ride runs,a Sunday or Bank Holidays.

 

 

Thanks a lot @Keeps The norwichairport URL you have given may be useful, I have saved it. 

Thanks for the suggestion about the buses but they would be taking me further away from my house. It's good to know that I could pay about  £11 but I will probably still walk it, good exercise 🙂

Thanks for your comments concerning buses, I might need to pay cash until I get a debit card.

 

[Denim]

9 hours ago, Keeps said:

For the bus I use my contactless debit card. However, I still see people paying with cash. The drivers seem to prefer you using the 'tap and go' but I don't believe they can refuse cash.

 

They refuse cash in London and I found out the hard way having walked to the bus station at Heathrow and waited 20 minutes for the bus. I had to walk back to the underground station and get us two oyster cards. Could have used my bank card to swipe but wife is too old to jog along behind bus.

[Keith5588]

I just had another look on the internet, some firms want you to register first which at the moment I don't want to do. I had a look at  https://www.airporttaxis-uk.co.uk/Norwich#booking
The lowest cost is £31 after a £3 discount for a saloon car. £43 for an executive car.
I accept that I initially was not investigating totally correct but I also have doubts that it would be as low as about £7.
When I initially looked I saw some prices as in CharlieH message but only if over 10 miles.
I will ask after I arrive at Norwich airport and if in the region of £10 may take a taxi but I also don't mind walking, people pay to do similar exercises in a gym 🙂
@Denim concerning buses, could you not have paid for 2 people with your debit card?

Thanks for your messages, it has been helpful.

[theoldgit]

@Keith5588

only one person can travel per contactless card.

 

”You can pay for someone else's travel with your contactless card or device if they're travelling with you. You need to pay for your own travel with a different card or device”