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Raglan taxi fares

Rhaglan

What a licensed hackney carriage is allowed to charge in Raglan.
Same Tariff 1 running rate: £1.49/km, £2.40/mile, or 0.14p/yard. Monmouthshire County Council sets this hackney maximum. Private hire fares are agreed when you book.

Source: Monmouthshire County Council — Hackney Carriage Tariff 2022 (PDF) · Checked: 2026-10-01 · Licensed hackney carriages in Monmouthshire County Council (includes Raglan). Not private hire.

£7.60
About 2 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting
£14.80
About 5 miles, Tariff 1, no waiting

Calculated from the published bands (flag £4.00 / first ½ mile, then 20p / 0.08 mi). 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

6 am–7 pm, up to 4 passengers

Flag
£4.00 / first ½ mile
Then
20p / 0.08 mi
Waiting
20p / 60s

Tariff 2 (Night)

Night rate

Flag
£4.50 / first ½ mile
Then
20p / 0.07 mi
Waiting
20p / 60s

What to know

## Raglan taxi fares

Raglan (Rhaglan) is the castle village on the A40 — Monmouthshire taxi table; most visitors come for the Cadw castle, not a high-street night out.

## Getting around by taxi in Raglan

Raglan (Rhaglan) is the A40 Cadw castle village on the Monmouthshire table — not Usk's prison-town high street. Square to the castle is the hop.

Pre-book castle weekends. There is no station here.

## What to check

From Village square to Raglan Castle. Hackney tariff vs private hire; the meter is the council maximum, not an app quote.

Local markers for this chapter: Rhaglan, castle, village, Monmouthshire.

Village square to Raglan Castle — flag fall; tariff 1.

Searchers also use Raglan taxi table. Monmouthshire table. Castle village, not a high-street night out.

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 Raglan 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

Is Raglan the same as Usk for taxis?

Same Monmouthshire hackney maximum — different place. Raglan is the A40 Cadw castle village; Usk is the prison-town high street at Twyn Square. Private hire is the booked price. We do not invent a phone.

Is Usk on a different taxi table from Raglan?

No. Monmouthshire County Council sets one hackney maximum. Rhaglan is the Cadw castle village on the A40, not a high-street night out. The table is the same.

How much is a taxi in Raglan?

Raglan (Rhaglan) is the castle village on the A40 — Monmouthshire taxi table; most visitors come for the Cadw castle, not a high-street night out. A typical hop is Village square to Raglan Castle. Rhaglan is the Welsh name for the same town.

Does the taxi meter apply in Raglan?

Yes for a rank or hail hackney. Private hire uses the booked price. A typical hop is Village square to Raglan Castle.

Is private hire the same as a hackney in Raglan?

No. Private hire is booked and not bound to the hackney tariff. A typical hop is Village square to Raglan Castle.

Do you rank taxi fare in Raglan?

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 Village square to Raglan Castle.

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