Know Wales is local knowledge for Welsh towns: dated taxi fares, food, stays, trades, MOT and things to do, and a short list of people you can actually use.

Know Wales are the publishers of that knowledge. Public contact is info@knowwales.co.uk.

What does Know Wales publish?

Dated local facts for Welsh towns: official hackney tables and how hiring works, menus and price sense, stays, trades, MOT, things to do, and a short list of people you can actually use.

Who are Know Wales for?

Anyone about to spend money in a Welsh town — visitors and residents who need what it costs, what to expect, and who to ring.

Know Wales

Local knowledge for living in and visiting Wales. Know the cost, what to expect, and who to ring before you spend.

When you are about to spend money in a Welsh town — a taxi, a meal, a bed for the night, a tradesman, an MOT, a day out — you can open that town and see what it actually costs, what to expect, and who you can use. Facts are dated. Language is plain. The list of names stays short.

Open a town for dated facts and a short list of people you can use. How Know Wales works.

What do you need to know?

Visitor questions — browse all categories.

Who do I call for the boiler?Gas Safe first — then a clear quote before walls open.What can I do here?Season, fitness and tickets before a list of operators.Where can I stay?What the stay is like before you book.Where should I eat?Independents first — menu and price sense.Who can MOT or service the car?What the test involves, then who to use.How much is a taxi?Official hackney table, then who to ring.

This week's knowledge

Airport taxis from TenbyTenby visitors usually use Cardiff Airport then a long road transfer — pre-book private hire with luggage space; summer traffic adds time… Checked 1 Oct 2026.Tenby taxi faresSame Tariff 1 running rate: £1.86/km, £3.00/mile, or 0.17p/yard. Pembrokeshire County Council sets this hackney maximum. Private hire fares… Checked 1 Oct 2026.Windscreen repair in BridgendSmall chips in Bridgend can often be repaired if they are outside the driver’s critical vision area and not too wide. Cracks and… Checked 1 Oct 2026.Pembroke taxi faresSame Tariff 1 running rate: £1.86/km, £3.00/mile, or 0.17p/yard. Pembrokeshire County Council sets this hackney maximum. Private hire fares… Checked 1 Oct 2026.

Know this town

Featured towns — browse all 157 towns.

CardiffCaerdyddCapital — Tariff 1 flag £3.50, Class 4 MOT cap £54.85, full pillar chapters.

Taxi fares · Restaurants · Plumbers

SwanseaAbertaweBay and Gower gateway — hackney tariff on the fares page, independents in centre and Mumbles.

Taxi fares · Restaurants · Plumbers

NewportCasnewyddM4 and rail gateway — riverfront walks, Caerleon Roman sites a short hop.

Taxi fares · Restaurants · Plumbers

BarryY BarriVale seaside — Barry Island beach and the old docks; Vale of Glamorgan taxi table.

Taxi fares · Restaurants · Plumbers

BridgendPen-y-bont ar OgwrOgmore market town on the M4 — Porthcawl is the beach, not this high street.

Taxi fares · Restaurants · Plumbers

CwmbranCwmbrânTorfaen’s planned new town — shopping centre grid, not a harbour or valley village.

Taxi fares · Restaurants · Plumbers

WrexhamWrecsamNorth Wales city — Manchester and Liverpool airports closer than Cardiff for most flights.

Taxi fares · Restaurants · Plumbers

LlanelliLoughor coastal town — Millennium Path and Stradey; Carmarthenshire taxi table.

Taxi fares · Restaurants · Plumbers

NeathCastell-neddMarket town at the Gnoll and abbey — inland of Port Talbot’s beach.

Taxi fares · Restaurants · Plumbers

TenbyDinbych-y-pysgodWalled Pembrokeshire harbour — peak summer fills fast; parking tight in August.

Taxi fares · Restaurants · Plumbers

From the journal

Why your taxi fare changes when you cross a Welsh county line22 councils, 22 meter tables — not one Wales average.Wales’s 20mph rules — what actually applies where you’re drivingDefault 20mph, but roads can revert. Read the signs.How much does an MOT cost in Wales?The Class 4 cap is £54.85 nationwide. Stations may charge less.What a plumber or boiler call-out should cost in WalesAsk what the visit includes. Gas work needs Gas Safe.Food hygiene ratings are law in WalesThe sticker on the door is a legal duty, not a courtesy.How much is a taxi in Cardiff?Hackney flag £3.50, then the council meter — not an app quote.

Common questions

What is Know Wales?: Know Wales is local knowledge for Welsh towns: dated taxi fares, food, stays, trades, MOT and things to do, and a short list of people you can actually use.
Who are Know Wales?: Know Wales are the publishers of that knowledge. Public contact is info@knowwales.co.uk.
What does Know Wales publish?: Dated local facts for Welsh towns: official hackney tables and how hiring works, menus and price sense, stays, trades, MOT, things to do, and a short list of people you can actually use.
Who are Know Wales for?: Anyone about to spend money in a Welsh town — visitors and residents who need what it costs, what to expect, and who to ring.