The BBC racked up nearly £13,000 on taxis for workers in just three days last Christmas.
Around 100 bills were filed by staff for using taxis on Christmas Day at various studios across the country – costing the broadcaster £6,528.
On Boxing Day staff spent almost £100 on the average taxi trip to get them in and out of their studios.
Last year there were 94 cab journeys on Christmas Day, 57 on Boxing Day – costing £4,959 – and 20 on New Year’s Day, costing £1,127.
Around 100 bills were filed by staff for using taxis on Christmas Day at various studios across the country – costing the broadcaster £6,528
The BBC said taxis are often the most appropriate means of transport over the festive period.
A spokesman for the Corporation told the Daily Star: ‘The BBC broadcasts day and night to the country, 365 days a year.
‘This requires essential staff to work in shifts including over the holidays and during anti-social hours. There are strict guidelines in place for when taxi use is allowed.’
James Price from the TaxPayers’ Alliance said: ‘Transport is difficult on Christmas Day, and no-one relishes working it, but these high costs are indicative of the BBC’s attitude towards spending.
‘At the very least they could look at using ride-hailing platforms to save licence-payers’ money.’
In August, it emerged the corporation is splashing out almost £500,000 a year on taxis.
The broadcaster was forced to reveal the eye-watering receipts under freedom of information laws.
The data showed that over three years the BBC spent more than £1.3 million of license fee-payers’ money on cabs between April 2014 and April this year – equating to roughly £1,237 a day.
Journeys extend up to 45 miles away – the equivalent distance of London to Reading.
The released figure may only be a fraction of the true cost however as fares wracked up by those working in ‘journalism, art or literature’ are exempted from disclosure.
The million pound taxi bill revelation came a month after the salaries of the broadcaster’s top stars were published.
Chris Evans was the corporation’s top earner last year on £2.25million, followed by Gary Lineker on £1.79million and Graham Norton on £899,999.
Last year it was revealed the bloated corporation, which costs fee payers £147 a year, spent more than £50,000 on cabs that were left waiting for clients with the meter running.
And around £23,000 was spent on 1,500 taxis that were never used.