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Llanidloes taxi fares

What a licensed hackney carriage is allowed to charge in Llanidloes.
Same Tariff 1 running rate: £1.24/km, £2.00/mile, or 0.11p/yard. Powys County Council sets this hackney maximum. Private hire fares are agreed when you book.

Source: Powys County Council — Current tariff list (Appendix A) · Checked: 2026-10-01 · Licensed hackney carriages in Powys County Council (includes Llanidloes). Not private hire.

£6.00
About 2 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting
£12.00
About 5 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting

Calculated from the published bands (flag £4.00 / first 1 mile, then 20p / 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 1 (Day)

06:00–23:00

Flag
£4.00 / first 1 mile
Then
20p / 1/10 mile
Waiting
20p / 60s

Tariff 2 (Night)

23:00–06:00

Flag
£4.50 / first 1 mile
Then
25p / 0.09 mi
Waiting
20p / 60s

What to know

## Llanidloes taxi fares

Llanidloes is the upper-Severn market town with a timber market hall — Powys taxi table; Clywedog nearby, not a coast.

## Getting around by taxi in Llanidloes

Llanidloes is the upper-Severn timber market hall on the Powys table — not Newtown and not Welshpool. Hall to the Severn bridge is the town hop.

Pre-book market Saturdays. This is market-hall taxi, not a commercial-town rank.

## What to check

From Market hall to the Severn bridge. Hackney tariff vs private hire; the meter is the council maximum, not an app quote.

Local markers for this chapter: upper-Severn, market, timber, Clywedog.

Market hall to the Severn bridge — rank; timber market hall.

Searchers also use Llanidloes taxi table. Powys table. Market town, not a coast rank.

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

Full explainer

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 Llanidloes taxi table

This page republishes the licensing council’s hackney maximum. It is not a private-hire quote.

  1. Check you are in a licensed hackneyThe meter must not exceed this table. A private-hire fare is agreed when you book.
  2. Read the flag, then the incrementFlag is the start. Distance and waiting are added from the published bands for that time of day.
  3. Check the periodNight, Sunday and bank-holiday tariffs are often higher. Use the period that matches the clock.
  4. Extras are only what the council publishedExtra passengers or soiling charges apply only if they appear on the official table.

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Common questions

Is Llanidloes on the same taxi table as Newtown?

Yes — one Powys hackney maximum. Llanidloes is the timber market hall on the upper Severn, not Newtown's commercial town and not Welshpool. Private hire is the booked price. We do not invent a phone.

Is Newtown on a different taxi table from Llanidloes?

No. Powys County Council sets one hackney maximum. The upper-Severn market town with a timber market hall is a different place from the Severn commercial centre; the table is the same.

How much is a taxi in Llanidloes?

Llanidloes is the upper-Severn market town with a timber market hall — Powys taxi table; Clywedog nearby, not a coast. A typical hop is Market hall to the Severn bridge.

Does the taxi meter apply in Llanidloes?

Yes for a rank or hail hackney. Private hire uses the booked price. A typical hop is Market hall to the Severn bridge.

Is private hire the same as a hackney in Llanidloes?

No. Private hire is booked and not bound to the hackney tariff. A typical hop is Market hall to the Severn bridge.

Do you rank taxi fare in Llanidloes?

No. Know Wales does not rank venues or call anything cheapest. We explain taxi prices and the local checks, then you decide. A typical hop is Market hall to the Severn bridge.

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