The Five NYC Taxi Drivers who Refused My Fare
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#2Because, of course, taxi drivers exist solely to serve you and might not have been going in the opposite direction of the airport.
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#3Because, of course, taxi drivers exist solely to serve you and might not have been going in the opposite direction of the airport.
NYC taxi drivers have been known to turn down fares that head to locations that aren't necessarily as profitable/are out of high-profit areas.
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#4Because, of course, taxi drivers exist solely to serve you and might not have been going in the opposite direction of the airport.
I guess the issue here is that it's illegal for the taxis to pass up fares based on where the passenger is going. The fact that it happened 5 times in a row is telling. The taxi industry is the exact group fighting for more regulations in order to keep companies like Uber from competing, but they don't want to follow the regulations currently in place. Experiencing things like this really helps show that the transportation industry is ripe for being disrupted and that companies like Uber are making serious inroads.
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#6Because, of course, taxi drivers exist solely to serve you and might not have been going in the opposite direction of the airport.
What? Isn't that exactly what taxi drivers are there to do while they are working. That is, take you where you are going? Why would they have been going in the opposite direction if they were picking up a fare, wouldn't they naturally be going in whatever direction the fare needed them to? This comment is ridiculous and seems to just advocate a system of poor customer service.
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#7Generally, it's best to get in the cab and then tell them where you're going. Mind you, that may mean you're now in the cab with an unhappy driver, but it used to be that was the only reliable way to get a cab from Manhattan to Brooklyn.
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#8Because, of course, taxi drivers exist solely to serve you and might not have been going in the opposite direction of the airport.
Would you be saying this if it was salesmen who refused to sell him a desk, or a phone company who refused to sell him service?
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#9It is illegal for taxi drivers to refuse your fare depending on your destination. If their "Off Duty" light is not lit, just get in, then say your destination. If they protest, say you'll call 311 (and start taking a picture of their license).
If the "Off Duty" light is on, just wave them on no matter where you're going.
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#10You have to get inside the cab before you tell them where you're going, they are legally required to take you once you are inside