Aberdeenshire Council's new maximum taxi fare scale is due to apply from 1 November 2026, with a 5% rise on the previous charges. The council's Licensing Sub-Committee set the new scale at its meeting on 28 August 2026, after also hearing from a member of the trade. The council says the start date is subject to any appeal lodged by the trade. The previous scale had been in place since 1 December 2024. The review began with a trade survey from 2 March to 2 April 2026. It drew 35 replies, about 2.3% of the trade. Of these, 48.6% wanted no change and 37.1% wanted a change, with suggested rises from 6% to almost 74%. On 1 May the Sub-Committee agreed to ask the public about a scale with no increase. That public consultation ran from 22 May to 22 June and received 6 replies from the public and 17 from the trade. Most trade replies wanted a rise, suggesting 10% to 19%, while public replies mostly wanted lower fares. 62.5% of replies wanted the festive rate period kept as it is.