[Spireite93]

Exile here but I'm attending a doo in Sheffield on a Saturday Night in October and looking to stay over.

Hotel prices up there are ridiculous now and so looking into the possibility of staying in Chesterfield and getting a taxi back early hours of Sunday Morning, anyone have a rough idea of the price I'd be looking at?

Thanks in advance

[Misnomer]

About £20

[Spireite93]

Cheers Misnomer

[valemadness]

Don't use City Taxis, someone was charged £35 from Chesterfield to Bolsover at the weekend!

[JonB]

valemadness, on 14 August 2017 - 02:21 PM, said:

Don't use City Taxis, someone was charged £35 from Chesterfield to Bolsover at the weekend!

Whereas we once went to a gig at the Picture House Social Club on Abbeydale Rd near the city centre last year and as we ended up missing the last train we booked one via the City Taxis Sheffield app and ended up paying £16 from there to Chesterfield town centre. That said coming back from Sheffield can be a bit of a lottery depending on the driver. Few times we've ended up with drivers who would only drop in Chesterfield town centre and that was that.

Thinking about it one option could be to use Uber signing up as a new user and you will probably get some money on your account that will be used towards what you pay.

[Misnomer]

valemadness, on 14 August 2017 - 02:21 PM, said:

Don't use City Taxis, someone was charged £35 from Chesterfield to Bolsover at the weekend!

**** take!

I've used city plenty of times and it's usually between 15 and 20 quid.

[Heavy_Soul]

What we always used to do is ask the driver how much off meter-

Never paid more than 25

[Paul stanley]

Always the national express coach at 1:30 should cost about 3 quid

[alangreaves279478@sky.com]

I sometimes get a black cab taxi from Sheffield Railway Station to Brimington and it is always about £20 or just under mate.

[Westbars Spireite]

JonB, on 14 August 2017 - 02:31 PM, said:

Whereas we once went to a gig at the Picture House Social Club on Abbeydale Rd near the city centre last year and as we ended up missing the last train we booked one via the City Taxis Sheffield app and ended up paying £16 from there to Chesterfield town centre. That said coming back from Sheffield can be a bit of a lottery depending on the driver. Few times we've ended up with drivers who would only drop in Chesterfield town centre and that was that.

Thinking about it one option could be to use Uber signing up as a new user and you will probably get some money on your account that will be used towards what you pay.

I've been offered a free £20 fare by Barclaycard as an inducement to use Uber but the idea doesn't appeal.

[JonB]

Used them a couple of times and they've been very good. Both times in Manchester with no issues, tracked the car to pick me up and no hassle paying as all just comes off the payment details in the app. I'd see no reason not to use them if they're available.

Also used "Lyft" in New York which is the same thing but that time we used an option where we shared half the journey with another couple who were going past where we wanted picking up and being dropped off on the way to our destination. Made a massive difference to the overall fare plus we had a code from the hotel to get some money off so we got all the way over to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey from the other side of New York for next to nothing instead of about £40

[Sammy Spireite]

Spireite93, on 14 August 2017 - 12:45 PM, said:

Exile here but I'm attending a doo in Sheffield on a Saturday Night in October and looking to stay over.

Hotel prices up there are ridiculous now and so looking into the possibility of staying in Chesterfield and getting a taxi back early hours of Sunday Morning, anyone have a rough idea of the price I'd be looking at?

Thanks in advance

Tbh you should get a decent hotel room, at an ibis type place for £35-£40 in the city centre with breakfast included, which should work out as cheap if you've got to get a taxi from chesterfield to Sheffield in the first place?

[CFC91]

£20 usually the last few times i've done it. Try and agree a fixed £20 fayre in advance with the driver is using a black cab mind.

[Westbars Spireite]

CFC91, on 15 August 2017 - 12:23 PM, said:

£20 usually the last few times i've done it. Try and agree a fixed £20 fayre in advance with the driver is using a black cab mind.

It used to be a hassle to get one to agree to £20 a few years ago when I did it regularly. Can't see it being much fun now trying to get it.

[Paragon of Virtue]

30 quid for me to get to Tupton

[Town_Fan]

Used Uber a few times but less so since the advent of 24 hour tube. It's always been spot on.

[CFC91]

Westbars Spireite, on 15 August 2017 - 12:34 PM, said:

It used to be a hassle to get one to agree to £20 a few years ago when I did it regularly. Can't see it being much fun now trying to get it.

Was fine a couple of weekends ago on a Saturday night + then again after the game at Hillsborough.

[Westbars Spireite]

CFC91, on 17 August 2017 - 10:16 AM, said:

Was fine a couple of weekends ago on a Saturday night + then again after the game at Hillsborough.

That's good.

I've just downloaded the Uber app after being bribed with the first ride free (£20 max) from Barclaycard.

Having a quick look at the app it doesn't seem to be overly cheap unless you're going a fair way. The cheapest of the two prices that comes up from here to Boza (just over seven miles) is £16 something, yet Derby is only just over double for a journey of around four times the distance.

Want to get me free twenty quids worth

[JonB]

Do we have Uber drivers in Chesterfield as yet? Last time i looked the drivers were all in Sheffield etc which is probably part of the issue.

[calvin plummers socks]

JonB, on 18 August 2017 - 11:24 AM, said:

Do we have Uber drivers in Chesterfield as yet? Last time i looked the drivers were all in Sheffield etc which is probably part of the issue.

Just book an Uber from Sheffield (will give you probable price before booking which normally is cheaper after the journey anyway).

The driver doesn't know where the passenger is going until passenger is in the vehicle anyway so he/she wouldn't have a problem driving to Chesterfield!