Have you encoutered a bad taxi driver?...how you deal with it?

I won't pay him more than I should pay according to the meter, because he is not nice at all. He doesn't deserve the extra 50 peso. If he is nice, there should be no problem to give him some extra as gratitude to him. But I think that the reason why your sister gives him the extra 50 peso to him is for the purpose of teaching him to be a nice person to people around. The extra is not much, but the lesson to the taxi driver is excellent. It can be also looked on as a kind of shame to him to ill treat people. Such being the case, I would like to deal with it in the same way as a reminder to him to be nice. Anyway, I am still so sorry for your mother not to be well treated. I hope right now she is on the way to get recovered soon. Stay healthy and cool in this hot summer season.

Yeah I've always encountered such bad and no manners taxi driver specially when it's raining and they knew that many passengers are waiting for them. Most of them ask for a increase in their meter and if you did not agree with them they will nt let you in and get an alibi. If I were your sister I will not pay him too much I will just give what is right him since he is not a considerate person.

Yes, I had a verbal encounter with a taxi driver few months back on undue meter reading over a fixed distance. The owner of the taxi, being known to me distantly, felt sorry for it afterwards, while settling the travel bills. But I can never do the same as your sister did. Because this makes them more wicked afterwards. They will never learn from the passengers(except a few) unless they face a churn! Thanks.

That's a nice post butterfly and this issue is very realistic to me. I do use taxi services almost every day, and i meet different taxi drivers each day. There are those that the minute you get into the taxi they ask you questions, like you are applying for a certain job: how old are you? what are you doing in this area of israel, what did you learn, do you have first degree, and what are your expectations of life. To Those drivers i just answer with another question about themselves, so they catch the drift.. There are those that are very nervous and do not stop complaining, i usually keep quiet with those because they do want someone to react to their b*ll and if you do it turns to an never ending story, which is not the best thing at 07:00 a.m. before i drank my first cup of coffee, if that does not help i won't hesitate and ask them to stop, phoning the cab company and telling then to send me another driver. There are also those that always try to date you, and yes i am still speaking of a taxi driver, and there are those that are angel. I have encountered alote of types of taxi drivers.

yes....he asked me the amount which was not exactly as what has been posted on the meter and even asked for an additional payment for such service......i just told him that i am deputized officer and tasked to apprehend abusive drivers like him....i even showed him my i.d. to show proof of my claim...

yes i have .. unfortunately it was in your lovely country, we were in Manila wanting to go go to bus station to go to calamba.. taxi driver got total mixed up or lost ... anyhow he drop us way out past Makarti somewhere then he wanted to be paid haha.. we eventually found our way.... it was on other side of town

I'm really sorry for your experience. That taxi driver is really so rude, I would have gone out of that car if I were in that Position. And yes I also had my share of bad experience, what happened was my husband and I were in manila along Hyatt Hotel and Luneta Park. My husband saw a horse carriage ride and of course we wanted to try it since he is a foreigner. We were offered 250 for 15 minute ride to tour the whole park. So both parties agreed and ride, i noticed that its almost 45 minutes ride and the horse man (sorry I don't know what to call him) did not stop and just kept on going. I was already thinking hmmm there's something fishy going on. And guess what? he wants P 2,500 fee for the 45 minute ride. I told him you know this is not right you're taking advantage of us, we wont pay him. Luckily I saw a police car and said I can call the police and tell them what happened and file a complain against you. He begged us not to complain and We didn't pay him a single centavo. And that should be a lesson for him and for all the people who takes advantage of people. So people beware and be smart!!

I have encountered an ridiculous & cunny taxi driver while on way to Mumbai from pune he's such a horrible man that u cant withstand within his taxi This taxi is related to some medievals means too old and it used to off while travelling 100mters and the comedy behind it is it took more than a day to travell from p to m and he charged 1000/- No one else wont pose to this situation