Blake do you have some skin in the route taxi business? If you want to use them, its your choice. It has been discussed plenty that the cost of charter service is reasonable when it is for 2 or more people.
A single person does not by default get a hotel room for half price...
Blake,
You're pointless protests are becoming tiring. You have the luxury of not having to be responsible for anything other than your own opinion. I, on the other hand have some 50 to 60 thousand unique readers this month to provide helpful, useful and beneficial information to help make their hard earned vacation time the best possible.
This is not a joke for me or Negril.com. This has to do with our 20 year reputation and making our visitors have the best time possible. If we presented anything other than accurate, beneficial and helpful advice, we would cease to exist...
As I have said, go ahead and take any taxi you want. But if something bad happens to you, the onus is on you now, and you have no one to blame but the person you see in the mirror....
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No, like Rob said, I don't have any skin in the game, which is why I feel it's important for people like me to point out how ridiculous it is to say route taxis aren't safe, based on ONE event.Originally Posted by Lola
Hopefully you will remember all of this when you make blanket statements saying things like route taxis aren't safe.
I've said my peace, I'm not going to sit here going back and forth over whether route taxis are safe or not, I just hope people are able to make their own informed decision based on evidence instead of based on what people say is safe or not.
You can run your site the way you see fit, I'm merely stating I feel you're portraying route taxis unfairly and that there is a conflict of interest because you do take money from private drivers.
Classy, so because I refuse to use private drivers if I were to become a victim it would be my fault.
Maybe you should take a long look in the mirror if you start to think blaming victims makes sense.
No. But I don't understand Indonesian, Thai, or Vietnamese either, but was able to use public transportation just fine in all of those countries.
I see no help in name calling here, Captaind.
100% agree.
I apologize ....Now that I've been back for 4 years I see things from a different prospective.
Linston's Zion Hill Taxi
Captain Dave
We have been approx 12 trips to Negril since 1993 and I am just learning in the last 2 yrs from this sight to take red plated taxi only and how the taxi system works. We have always offered about 7 dollars to take us(2adults and child) from White Sands to Xtabi, have never had anyone say no and have always hoped it was enough. I may have taken a charter and not known because last year was the only time I really paid attention and made sure it was a route and red plated taxi. Now after reading this year about the crime involving route taxi and how I should really be using charter I would like to know more about how to spot a charter. I am assuming if it is red plated and doesn't say route taxi that it is a charter? It would be helpful if a charter taxi would come and post here stating what his fare is from point A to point B. I know how this can be difficult as many locations to pick up and drop off but really would help those of us that want to ride safe and be paying a fair price. We never have phone to call so just start walking and wait for red plate to stop. Do charters just cruise around like the routes looking for someone to pick up? Many cars stopping and honking to see if you need ride so I first look to see if it has red plate so now must I make sure it doesn't say route? Ohh just when I think I have it down 😳
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This one made me laugh: I pray to god a tourist came up with that and not a local because in all my visits to Negril -- including approximately 50 route-taxi rides -- I have NEVER seen a Jamaican tip a fellow Jamaican. And I mean NEVER.
Just sayin'.
The "cheap" part comes from this........the route cab passenger is getting maybe 4 - 5 K a year and trying to send the pickney to school on that...tip?
You on the other hand are spending almost a years wages on a "vacation"...........
Gerry you know better
Linston's Zion Hill Taxi
Captain Dave
Any route taxi that doesn't have a passenger already on board is a potential "charter" and some will "charter" after leaving off the passenger.
For the most part, they don't cruise around looking for charters but will rarely turn one down as beating the heck out of your car to go back and forth a bazillion times is pointless if you can make a day's wages or more with one comfortable trip.
There are some "recommended" prices for charters to certain destinations but feel free to barter for a good price. Nothing wrong with saving a buck or two and if it is too likkle I am sure the taxi driver will let you know and offer a higher price.
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Yes, David.
Hard for anyone who hasn't lived in the country outside of Negril to really appreciate just how much difference there is between a fair standard of living and the regular tourist's standard of living. You can tell a Jamaican all day and night that you don't have any money but he sees you staying in $100+ US a night hotels and paying $500 or more for a ticket to get there.
Yes, gerry..... you should know better.
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