Tariff 1 (Day)
6 am – 8 pm
- Flag
- £4.50 / first 1 mile
- Then
- 25p / 1/10 mile
- Waiting
- 30p / 60s
Laugharne · Taxi
Laugharne taxi fares
Talacharn
What a licensed hackney carriage is allowed to charge in Laugharne.
Same Tariff 1 running rate: £1.55/km, £2.50/mile, or 0.14p/yard. Carmarthenshire County Council sets this hackney maximum. Private hire fares are agreed when you book.
Source: Carmarthenshire County Council — Hackney Carriage Maximum Table of Fares · Checked: 2026-10-01 · Licensed hackney carriages in Carmarthenshire County Council (includes Laugharne). Not private hire.
£7.00
About 2 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting
£14.25
About 5 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting
Calculated from the published bands (flag £4.50 / first 1 mile, then 25p / 1/10 mile). Traffic and waiting add more. This is a guide, not a quote.
Official tariff
Distances shown in miles for reading. Councils publish yards or mile fractions on the meter — see the source link above for the original table.
Tariff 2 (Evening / Sundays)
8 pm – midnight; Sundays; Public and Bank Holidays
- Flag
- £4.70 / first 1 mile
- Then
- 30p / 1/10 mile
- Waiting
- 30p / 60s
Tariff 3 (Late night)
Midnight – 6 am
- Flag
- £5.15 / first 1 mile
- Then
- 35p / 1/10 mile
- Waiting
- 40p / 60s
| Tariff | When | Flag | Then | Waiting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tariff 1 (Day) | 6 am – 8 pm | £4.50 / first 1 mile | 25p / 1/10 mile | 30p / 60s |
| Tariff 2 (Evening / Sundays) | 8 pm – midnight; Sundays; Public and Bank Holidays | £4.70 / first 1 mile | 30p / 1/10 mile | 30p / 60s |
| Tariff 3 (Late night) | Midnight – 6 am | £5.15 / first 1 mile | 35p / 1/10 mile | 40p / 60s |
Extras (from the same council page)
Christmas Day / New Year's Day+ £0 Double Tariff 1 on the meter
5+ passengers+ £1 per passenger exceeding 4
Booking fee (over 4 miles from base)+ £5
Soiling the vehicle£120
| Christmas Day / New Year's Day | + £0 Double Tariff 1 on the meter |
| 5+ passengers | + £1 per passenger exceeding 4 |
| Booking fee (over 4 miles from base) | + £5 |
| Soiling the vehicle | £120 |
What to know
## Laugharne taxi fares
Laugharne (Talacharn) is Dylan Thomas’s estuary town — castle and Boathouse, Carmarthenshire taxi table; tidal, not a harbour resort like Tenby.
## Getting around by taxi in Laugharne
Laugharne (Talacharn) is the Taf-estuary castle town on the Carmarthenshire table — not Tenby harbour. Square to castle / Boathouse is the town hop.
Pre-book weekends. This is estuary-castle taxi, not a walled-harbour rank.
## What to check
From Town square to the castle / Boathouse. Hackney tariff vs private hire; the meter is the council maximum, not an app quote.
Local markers for this chapter: Talacharn, Thomas’s, estuary, castle.
Town square to the castle / Boathouse — Sunday rate; licensing authority.
Searchers also use Laugharne taxi table. Carmarthenshire table. Dylan Thomas estuary town, tidal, not a harbour resort.
Hackney vs private hire
Metered hackney
This table · Rank or hail; tariff applies
Pre-booked private hire
Agreed when booking · Airport runs, accounts, apps — still licensed
| Type | Typical cost | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| Metered hackney | This table | Rank or hail; tariff applies |
| Pre-booked private hire | Agreed when booking | Airport runs, accounts, apps — still licensed |
A guide to the official hackney-carriage maximum tariff, not a quote. Private hire vehicles are licensed, but they generally do not use this council tariff — agree the price when you book.
How to read the Laugharne taxi table
This page republishes the licensing council’s hackney maximum. It is not a private-hire quote.
- Check you are in a licensed hackneyThe meter must not exceed this table. A private-hire fare is agreed when you book.
- Read the flag, then the incrementFlag is the start. Distance and waiting are added from the published bands for that time of day.
- Check the periodNight, Sunday and bank-holiday tariffs are often higher. Use the period that matches the clock.
- Extras are only what the council publishedExtra passengers or soiling charges apply only if they appear on the official table.
Recommended
No shortlist yet — the facts above still stand.
Also in Laugharne
Knowledge chapters for airport runs, groups and accessible vehicles — same bar as our car-care pages.
Also know
Common questions
Is Dylan Thomas's Boathouse open to visitors?
Yes — the Dylan Thomas Boathouse is open to the public (admission charged) and includes the writing shed where Thomas composed. The town trail also passes the **Laugharne Castle** ruins, the churchyard (Thomas's grave, marked with a plain white cross) and the **Brown's Hotel** (Thomas's favoured pub).
Is Laugharne on the same taxi table as Tenby?
No. Laugharne is Carmarthenshire; Tenby is Pembrokeshire. Laugharne is the Taf-estuary castle town, not a harbour. Private hire is the booked price. We do not invent a local phone.
Is Tenby on a different taxi table from Laugharne?
No. Carmarthenshire County Council sets one hackney maximum. Talacharn is Dylan Thomas’s estuary town — castle and Boathouse, tidal, not a harbour resort. The table is the same.
How much is a taxi in Laugharne?
Laugharne (Talacharn) is Dylan Thomas’s estuary town — castle and Boathouse, Carmarthenshire taxi table; tidal, not a harbour resort like Tenby. A typical hop is Town square to the castle / Boathouse. Talacharn is the Welsh name for the same town.
Does the taxi meter apply in Laugharne?
Yes for a rank or hail hackney. Private hire uses the booked price. A typical hop is Town square to the castle / Boathouse.
Is private hire the same as a hackney in Laugharne?
No. Private hire is booked and not bound to the hackney tariff. A typical hop is Town square to the castle / Boathouse.