Taxi cabs, educate me.

PinotNoir
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:26:37 +0000

Many cabs have the rate listed somewhere where you can see it - a base price plus the per mile price. Sometimes they will overcharge you or take you the long way, so when you get into the cab, tell him where you want to go and mention how far it is. Mapquest it yourself first if you don’t know. Something like, “I need to go to the Hilton on Main Street - it’s just about 5 miles north of here.”

it’s not like they need the directions, but then they know that YOU know how far it should be.