I was nearly caught out while trying to get a taxi from Brighton railway station.

I was desperate to take a taxi to Gatwick Airport and approached the only two taxis there for a price.

One looked in a little book and gave me the amazingly high price of £66.

The other said he would charge £70 from the same little book.

As I stood there in disbelief, another taxi was dropping off a customer so I approached him to see if that was the right price.

He said his company only charged £35 but he was not allowed to pick up from the station.

However, if we walked down the road to his taxi office, he would be able to take me if he was booked.

Thankfully what he said was true and I arrived in time for my plane and was charged the fair price of £35.

Why don't all Brighton taxis charge the same price as they do in Edinburgh or is this the way Brighton treats its visitors?

-Peter Jackson, Edinburgh