A request to raise hackney carriage (taxi) fares in Bridgend County Borough went to the council's Cabinet on Tuesday 20 October 2026. The application came from a local licensed driver, vehicle proprietor and private hire operator, and the council report says the current fare table has been in place since 26 September 2022. Under the proposal, a two-mile daytime trip (Tariff 1, 6am to 8pm) would go from £6.80 to £7.65, a rise of 12.5%. At night and on bank holidays (Tariff 2, 8pm to 6am) the same trip would go from £7.90 to £8.85. Fares for five or more passengers would rise by about 10% to 12%, and waiting time would go from 33p to 40p a minute (£19.80 to £24 an hour). The report says the new Tariff 1 fare would move Bridgend from 12th to 4th highest in Wales. The report asks Cabinet to decide whether to approve the change. If it does, the new fares would be advertised in a local newspaper so people can object, with a planned start date of 16 December 2026. The council's figures show licensed taxis fell from 380 in 2019 to 301 in 2024, before rising to 315 this year. No decision has been published yet.