Not a lot of money considering the cost of the vehicle and fuel plus wages for an hour. I wouldn't drive from miss to downtown for 80.
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BECK TAXI, Crooked drivers should be fined!!!!
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The only people making money are the owners of the cab plates, and the car owners. The drivers rent both and then try to squeak out a living.
Last night at Lakeshore/Browns Line took me 2 min at 3am to find a cab and the guy simply started the meter when I got in...I only had a cabbie try and gouge me once from Mississauga to Etobicoke for $150 a few years back.
Last night at Lakeshore/Browns Line took me 2 min at 3am to find a cab and the guy simply started the meter when I got in...I only had a cabbie try and gouge me once from Mississauga to Etobicoke for $150 a few years back.
That is true but it's not the clients' fault that the system is bad. If they try to gouge the client, there is a problem that should be reported.
Wow, that's cheap. You should see what cabs in Barrie cost. $40 bucks for a trip less than 15mins. It's pretty much the same price to drive to the bar downtown and then have your car towed home.
Dresden
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Didn't think I would be alone on this thought, but $80 for a cab ride downtown is NOT cheap.
I don't believe the $$ is going directly into the taxi drivers pockets; I'm sure the number plate and agency fees add up for them. However, it still doesn't detract from the fact that $80 for a 25 km ride is too much!!
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I don't believe the $$ is going directly into the taxi drivers pockets; I'm sure the number plate and agency fees add up for them. However, it still doesn't detract from the fact that $80 for a 25 km ride is too much!!
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Fully agree...cabbies who gouge should be reporter because its not fair to the client. I think the pricing here is ridiculous. Ive had the pleasure of taking cabs in a few countries and this is by far one of the most expensive...in Turkey a 50km ride through traffic and two tolls cost me way less than the 10-15min drive from the airport to my house which is maybe 15km away.
Good trick. Anyone tried this?
Hollywood
Lolz
johnp
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And then cabbie probably has to drive back to Mississauga to get back into his radio district.
Good luck getting the delivery person to break company policy (this is pretty universal mind you) and take your drunk *** in his/her personal vehicle
It's way cheaper than $40 for 5.3kms.
I think I'd prefer to just walk that distance LoL
Really? I go out for New Years most years and have never seen this. Maybe things might be a touch more expensive but never even anywhere near double.
You need the cabbie's number, not the cab number. Found this out trying to complain about a cab's driving once. They told me a single cab can have over 5 different drivers and there's no way to know who was driving it.
But how far do you get in 15 minutes in Barrie? I live within only a few KM (maybe 6 depending on how far you're going) of downtown, it takes maybe 15-20 minutes and it costs me around $20-25. Also, where do you find a tow for $40? Last time my car broke down on the 401 about a km from the Dixie exit I was charged $200 to tow it to Pearson, less than 8 km away.
DownUnder
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^^ pretty much this. I thought cabs in Aus were expensive till I came here.
On a side note, took a cab with 3 friends in Egypt back in 08 and the 40 min drive through traffic cost us $1.30. Gave the guy $5 and his eyes lit up. Mind you gas there at the time was something like 12c/L
Red_Liner740
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Taxis in China....why walk anywhere!?
It was 7 Yuan to get in a cab and the meter would not move for the next 20 minutes to the point that i thought it was broken....
At that point it starts to slooowly count up. A cross city ride of an hour was around 14 Yuans...which at todays exhange rate is $2.50
It was 7 Yuan to get in a cab and the meter would not move for the next 20 minutes to the point that i thought it was broken....
At that point it starts to slooowly count up. A cross city ride of an hour was around 14 Yuans...which at todays exhange rate is $2.50
Can't compare rates of other countries to Ontario. Unless you take into account the cost differences. For example in the GTA just the insurance for a taxi is anywhere from $10,000 to $15,000 a year for just simple liability insurance, then add the cost of fuel and maintenance. The cost of a taxi in the GTA is high but that is the result of high costs to operate.
