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02-20-14 13:09 #17
Posts: 3040It Depends
Originally Posted by Member#3320 [View Original Post]
I have had the "Forgot to turn the meter on trick" , the "Double Quick Meter Trick" and the "Tour of the City" lots of times.
I have been Let Out numerous times and I broke my hand on a cab years ago!
It was not even My cab!
99% are good guys or indifferent, some are coked-out at night and don't want to be bothered with small talk.
I have met some good guys, asked for their numbers and use them as often as possible for various reasons.
Thanks,
TL.
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02-20-14 12:43 #16
Posts: 2808You were
Originally Posted by Member#3320 [View Original Post]
DR.
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02-20-14 12:18 #15
Posts: 577Real Experiences
Originally Posted by Member#3320 [View Original Post]
Tres3.
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02-19-14 19:37 #14
Posts: 1099Originally Posted by DaddyRulz [View Original Post]
I will continue posting my real experiences.
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02-19-14 18:01 #13
Posts: 2808Do you have to be argumentative all the time?
Originally Posted by Member#3320 [View Original Post]
When compared to the total number of cab rides I've taken, it's insignificant but it does happen
Please feel free to post your asinine rebuttal I'm done with this.
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02-19-14 07:09 #12
Posts: 911Things are getting tight in this mystical wonderland of Cristinas. As a result more and more people are looking to scam you. Besides, as anyone who lives here knows, there is no way to file a complaint and there is no one around who will actually do something to help you. The warning " Consumer beware " only scratches the surface here.
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02-19-14 00:25 #11
Posts: 1099I guess then we live in different cities
You guys amaze me!
What can I say!!
Their is nuthing in this world as "getting lucky"other than the few things such as the family, country, genes you are born to / with.
Bringing maths into play, simply by the number of times I take a taxi in a week..my so-called luck shud have worn out by now. Not to mention, that I have been coming to BA since 2007 for 2-3 months a year before I started living permananently here in mid 2012, been using taxis here since 2007, without a single complaint.
Being a world traveler myself having traveled over a 100 countries in my life time and perhaps taken a taxi in almost 90% of those countries, I guess I am just too aware of all bad possible things which can happen in a taxi of a unknown city!
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02-19-14 00:04 #10
Posts: 416Like #3320 I've had very few problems with taxi drivers..until very recently. Worst incident was one speeding off with my new suitcase that I'd put in the front seat as soon as I got out. That was a bloody expensive cab ride!
Just had one this weekend in Mar del Plata. Straight out of the bus station, got in the cab, checked my cash and asked him if he could change a 100. He made some jokey comment about it only being worth 8 dollars and I immediately knew he was going to try and scam me! First instinct was to make sure he'd turned the meter on and I realized I couldn't see any meter. I asked him where it was and he put the sun-visor up to reveal it. It was already showing 18 pesos (we'd gone 2 blocks) - old trick, run the meter up and then hide it. I made it very clear that I knew exactly what he'd done, mentioning that I'd been in Buenos Aires for 7 years and he feigned shock, like he didn't know what I was talking about. I was tempted to just give him 8 pesos less when we got to the hotel, but I had my 5 year old with me and didn't want to cause a scene for the sake of 8 pesos. I hate letting them get away with that kind of sh1 t, but some battles aren't worth fighting.
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02-18-14 22:45 #9
Posts: 2808You have gotten lucky
Originally Posted by Member#3320 [View Original Post]
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02-18-14 22:38 #8
Posts: 1099I usually use the taxi, at a average of 4-5 times a day, 20 days a month. Some times late at 3 am. Rest of the days I am outside the capital.
I have beeing doing this for past 20 months since I started living full time in the Capital.
Absolutely no complaints with any taxi driver.no counterfeits, no probelms with any false charges.
Fail to understand all the complaints on this thread.
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02-17-14 17:31 #7
Posts: 2556
Venues: 398Originally Posted by SpiritRider [View Original Post]
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02-17-14 17:18 #6
Posts: 30Originally Posted by Jackson [View Original Post]
More common than incorrect meter readings are when they fail to turn the meter on at all. I have had this happen a few times. Telling them if they don't turn on the meter they are not getting paid usually works. However, one time the driver insisted it was a fixed rate from the restaurant to my apartment. Except, I had taken a taxi from my apartment to the restaurant and knew exactly what the charge should be.
I was smart enough to tell me my new "friends" to exit the taxi before settling the dispute (just not smart enough for myself). He wanted to charge me double the correct rate. I told him what I had paid on the way there and was paying the same for the way back. I handed him the exact change and exited the taxi. He tried to punch me in the head. Fortunately, my instincts were working that night (relatively sober) and raised my left arm and elbow as I was getting out and the blow was deflected harmlessly.
The final lesson is to squeeze yourself into the back seat between your friends even if one of them has to sit on your lap. It is a more interesting ride and it is harder to punch you in the head if you are not sitting next to the driver.
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02-17-14 14:20 #5
Posts: 2808Simple way to know
Originally Posted by Tres3 [View Original Post]
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02-17-14 13:41 #4
Posts: 2556
Venues: 398Meter shenanigans
"Meter shenanigans" aren't hard to deal with at all. Just wait until you get to your destination, get out of the taxi, then just calmly tell him that there's apparently something wrong with his meter and hand him an amount that is something close to what the fare should have been. Of course he'll start protesting, upon which you suggest that perhaps he might want to involve the police. Shortly thereafter he'll speed off, usually after unleashing an explective or two.
Of course, to avail yourself of this strategy you need to have lots of change when entering a taxi, but you'll want to do that to avoid the counterfeit currency issue anyway.
Thanks,
Jax.
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02-17-14 00:10 #3
Posts: 577Taxis in BA
Originally Posted by Marqo1119 [View Original Post]
Tres3.