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Last week, a fresh proposal was put forward to the council's licensing and regulatory committee, which unanimously agreed the changes to go to cabinet for a final decision. But cab companies have said those fares will still not be transparent for passengers. The revised fares on vehicles that can carry between one and four passengers will be a £3.20 starting rate with 20p increases every 176 yards and a running mile of £2 for the day tariff; £4.80 with a 30p increase per 176 yards and a £3 running mile for 11pm-7am; and £6.40 with a 40p increase every 176 yards and a £4 running mile...

The call comes after two drivers were prosecuted for throwing rubbish out of their car window. Bircan Ay, 54, was spotted smoking in the his licensed Hackney Carriage vehicle on the and then littering the cigarette butt while travelling along Coggeshall Road, Braintree. Ay admitted breaching the Health Act 2006 and the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and ordered to pay £282 in fines and costs. Another motorists, Elliot Peacocke, has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after waste was seen being thrown out of the passenger window of his car along Hatfield Road, Witham. The vehic...