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Pembroke Dock taxi fares

Doc Penfro

What a licensed hackney carriage is allowed to charge in Pembroke Dock.
Same Tariff 1 running rate: £1.86/km, £3.00/mile, or 0.17p/yard. Pembrokeshire County Council sets this hackney maximum. Private hire fares are agreed when you book.

Source: Pembrokeshire County Council · Checked: 2026-10-01 · Licensed hackney carriages in Pembrokeshire County Council (includes Pembroke Dock). Not private hire.

£7.00
About 2 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting
£16.00
About 5 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting

Calculated from the published bands (flag £4.00 / first 1 mile, then 30p / 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 (Daytime)

Daytime, up to 6 pm

Flag
£4.00 / first 1 mile
Then
30p / 1/10 mile
Waiting
42p / 60s

Tariff 2 (Evening / Weekend)

After 6 pm, weekends, bank holidays

Flag
£5.00 / first 1 mile
Then
40p / 1/10 mile
Waiting
42p / 60s

Extras (from the same council page)

Soiling the vehicle£100

What to know

## Pembroke Dock taxi fares

Pembroke Dock (Doc Penfro) is the Irish-ferry and dockyard town — Pembrokeshire taxi table; ferry terminal runs, not the castle town next door.

## Getting around by taxi in Pembroke Dock

Pembroke Dock is the Irish-ferry and dockyard town on the Pembrokeshire table — not Pembroke castle. Station to terminal is about 1 mile. Cab to the castle town is about 1.5 miles / typically £5–7, or a 3-minute train, or a 25-minute estuary walk.

Pete's Cabs is named — no phone in the cluster. Pre-book ferry connections. Uber does not operate in Pembrokeshire.

## What to check

From Pembroke Dock station to the ferry terminal. Hackney tariff vs private hire; the meter is the council maximum, not an app quote.

Local markers for this chapter: Penfro, Irish-ferry, dockyard, Pembrokeshire.

Pembroke Dock station to the ferry terminal — ferry terminal; not the castle town.

Searchers also use Pembroke Dock taxi table. Same Pembrokeshire table as Pembroke. Ferry and dockyard, not the castle.

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 Pembroke Dock 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.

Recommended

No shortlist yet — the facts above still stand.

Common questions

How do I get a taxi from Pembroke Dock ferry terminal?

Pre-book. Pete's Cabs is the named ferry-area firm — we do not invent a phone. Late-night and early-morning sailings empty the small cab pool. The station is about 1 mile from the terminal. Uber does not operate in Pembrokeshire.

Is Pembroke castle on a different taxi table from Pembroke Dock?

No. Pembrokeshire County Council sets one hackney maximum. Doc Penfro is the ferry and dockyard town; the medieval castle is next door. The table is the same. Out-of-area work may be quoted as private hire.

How much is a taxi in Pembroke Dock?

Pembroke Dock (Doc Penfro) is the Irish-ferry and dockyard town — Pembrokeshire taxi table; ferry terminal runs, not the castle town next door. A typical hop is Pembroke Dock station to the ferry terminal. Doc Penfro is the Welsh name for the same town.

Does the taxi meter apply in Pembroke Dock?

Yes for a rank or hail hackney. Private hire uses the booked price. A typical hop is Pembroke Dock station to the ferry terminal.

Is private hire the same as a hackney in Pembroke Dock?

No. Private hire is booked and not bound to the hackney tariff. A typical hop is Pembroke Dock station to the ferry terminal.

Do you rank taxi fare in Pembroke Dock?

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 Pembroke Dock station to the ferry terminal.

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