Lone femaile Need Advice for Travelling about Negril via Taxi at night

I'm going to arrive a couple days before my friends and want to take in a couple of live shows a the local establishments at night by myself, need advice/private driver recommendation, someone who I could call to come when I'm ready, but dosen't charge a fortune. (I don't think the route taxi will be an option especially on the way back home later at night.) The private drivers I know don't do local and it's been my experience that the hotel concierge simply flags the first cabi lingering across the street ( had a bad experience with this type of cab - another passenger jumping in the front and locking all the doors from the front panel control on us-that time at least i wasn't alone)..hence need a recommendation /phone contact on a reliable and safe guy.

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^^^She's the one to ask:cool:

Yeah but in all fairness I don't really recall ANY moments where Tizzy was actually a "lone female"
Just sayin

Hahaha


But in all seriousness lee, that is a good question and something that is very good to be aware of. I am sure Tiz can help you out

Well there was that first night hahahaha He came with me to Luciano...

good driver (and friend) when I need him...met him on my first trip. Can't say enough good things about him. Remember Marley....Hardware store??? LOL

Oh and that day when Jon/Booper checked out of catcha....i hung back....then I changed my mind and wanted to find y'all on the Pub Crawl. He came and scooped me up and was laughing @ me because I had no idea where we were going. I just told him "Ok, we are looking for a big colorful bus. Theres no way we will miss it. They are either somewhere on the beach or on the cliffs, no problem right?" Hahahahahaha He just shook his head and laughed at me. We drove around for awhile stopping a few places and him asking people if they seen it. LOL Finally just had him drop me at Country Country.

Lee, I agree you are wise to take caution being solo female and all....

Oh yes....the Hardware store! How could I forget that?
Girl, you crack me up!

Most of the cabbies are nice. Just tell one you want round trip and don't pay until you arrive back, and I guarantee your safety will be a big focus by him.

Lee,

There are many great taxi drivers in the Negril area that can handle your needs. I would hope that people would post their name and numbers publicly here so that everyone can gain from the knowledge and also the staff here at Negril.com would be able to verify that they are legally licensed and insured drivers. We try and verify that every driver mentioned on Negril.com is a legal taxi.

If people pm you directly about a driver without posting the information here also prevents others from being able to comment on such drivers. Sometimes others may have different experiences than the person PM'ing you.

I dont mean this in any way as directed towards Tizzy, but I do wish she would post the information here so it can be verified and commented on. And if anyone else is PM'ing you with their driver's names and numbers, please take them with a grain of salt. What cannot be verified should be suspect.

There have been incidents in the past where visitors have gotten into unfortunate incidents when taking non-legal taxis.

The one fact to always remember is to be sure your driver is driving a red licensed plated vehicle. This means that the driver is properly licensed and insured to carry visitors in Jamaica. Getting into any other vehicle is similar to hitchhiking and remember - should there be any illegal items in the vehicle, you now become an accomplice to the illegal activity instead of simply a paying passenger in a legal taxi and immune to such activity.

Good advice again Rob. Lee, We can recommend Tallman, he is reliable, legal and a great guy. His # is 876-873-8442, and usually around Best in the West, across from coco-la-palm, his van is very nice. We enjoy his company, and consider him a freind, he is very knowledgable, and makes us feel like someones got your back when out anywhere with him. Cheers!

Hiya Rob! Lemme just check with him and make sure he is ok with me posting all his info on the board....can't imagine he would have a problem with it LOL....but ya know. Respect :)

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I've been to Negril a lot, and here are some of my fav cabbies:

1, Shayne, 876 572 3599 -- Young, energetic, red plate, always smiling and fun

2, Chunkey, 876 354 5030 -- 30-year vet, excellent skills, knows EVERYONE

3, Tony, 876 700 1187 -- Van-style cab, hangs at Seastar Inn, very dependable

We have discovered Melton on this trip (thanks Steph!). His company is ezee tours and taxi 876-864-1130 or 825-2897. He is awesome...super nice and he drives safely. Love that guy!

Another vote for Tony Smith reachable through Seastar or the number gerryg123 posted.
Does great tours and reasonable too.
Also airport pickups and drops.
Super reliable and a very nice man.

I'll vouch for Chunkey, have known him for years....reliable & respectful

Someone already mentioned Tallman, and having gone solo to Negril a few times, I would recommend him as well. Very good driver, reliable, trustworthy and friendly.