Taxi Fare update?

[smith744]

Local taxi rates are for the local people of Jamaica.

that's pure poppy-cock, mi fren

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my FAVORITE topic::>> route taxis and the fares

the FACT of the matter IS:::>> Jamaican route taxis are for EVERY-body...ANY-body

fare-wise..??.. ---- the fare IS what it IS
there's NO need whatsoever to pay more than the going rate
....don't matter if you're local, foreigner, ex-pat, martian, chicken, goat, etc etc etc blah blah raa raa

EVERYBODY pays same thing, all the time, everytime, anytime [[period]]

to-me,
that for-local-only comment reads-like something-something that a route-taxi-man would write/post
or something-something by some-somebody with $kin the route-taxi-game

don't fall for the local-only foolishness, and all the other likkle innuendos attached thereto
....pay the same-thing your housekeeper at your resort pays.

the Jamaican route-taxi it's kinda sorta like like public transportation here in WashingtonDC/USofA
..that is to say:::>> there's NO-way i'd pay more than the going-rate to ride on the bus or subway here in-foreign

no way

[smith744]

When I hear of folks going to Half Moon Beach from roundabout for 140ja ...geesh ..no wonder the cabbies are starving !!

again,
as i posted above:::>> it IS what it IS

by the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay::::::>>>the short 28-minute, 25-mile drive from Negril to Lucea is Ja$200, via route taxi

above,
you-wrote::>> that the cabbies were starving

who told you that..??..

ALL the Ja-taxi-men i know are eating VERY-good.

[Rhodesresort]

NEGRIL JAIL - Like your idea. But, could put a lot of taxis out of business?

[smith744]

NEGRIL JAIL - Like your idea. But, could put a lot of taxis out of business?

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'twill NEVER happen ---- believe DAT..!!..

[irieworld]

yes route taxis are a set cost and I always use them in JA. If they have room in their cab and pick you up you ride the same as other people--Jamaican or from foreign. I don't agree with the idea that if you are not from JA you should pay more money--the subway in NYC does not charge more for tourists than locals, or the taxi cabs for that matter. If I have any extra money I tip--but do not feel obligated to do so. Charter taxis in JA on the other hand, you have to negotiate a price and pay more. I am always on a real budget when on trips as it is a big thing for me to even pay for trips when I can afford them--so route taxis are my mode of transportation.

[smith744]

Charter taxis on the other hand, you have to negotiate a price and pay more.

mi-personally,
stay away from using those so-called '.charter.' taxis

can't dew-wheat
:-(
too expensive for me

it was just the other-day,
as i chatted with some folks here in-foreign
about the Ja-route taxi thing-y

i told them that a Jamaican charter-taxi was as if they were to hire a limousine here in-foreign

so,
if you got deep pockets,
and can afford a limo, then go for it

that won't work for me
so,
i ride in Ja-route taxis EXCLUSIVE-ly,
..as i was taught & trained
....by my Lucea-host/landlord and my resort housekeeper, and many-many other island residents

so,
IF/when i wanna ride from the round-about to RootsBamboo,
i have a choice::::::: i can go for Ja$100 in a route-taxi or US$25 in a limo (aka, '.charter.')

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
for me, it's a NO-brainer

and i won't/don't do the 3rd-world guilt-tripping either/neither

[irieworld]

yeah Smith, agreed. My first trip to Negril, not knowing any better, got a cab outside my hotel on the beach to take me to hi lo and back and he charged 20 dollars and I also tipped on top of that. I don't ever take taxis where I live, I walk, bus, and subway. So the sticker shock was big--and way more than NYC taxi rates for the same distance. By trip number 2 I learned about route taxis and have been a happy passenger ever since.

[Rhodesresort]

We are not saying foreigners should pay more. No problem if you take a route taxi, foreigner or local alike. Just understand the difference in cost to operate the same product as in the United States or Canada. How much does a 20 mile taxi ride cost in Chicago or New York?

New York's economy is also much healthier than Jamaica's. The New York Subway can afford to set prices to that effectively off-set their costs. It's that simple.

We take local taxis all the time. We just give them a little bit more to help them out if we can afford to.

[smith744]

.Look how much that place does for you......

* sigh *

yep

that-place has done soooooooooooooooo-MUCH for me

so tru-tru

most-importantly,
that-place, with it's stylee, taught me not to be foolish with my money

for example,
i can spend US$1,000 and stay 3-months, doing as my Ja-associates trained/taught me
or
i can spend the same-US$1,000
for a week-end, doing things in a different-manner (e.g., '.flex.' like a from-foreign-tourist)

[booger]

"New York's economy is also much healthier than Jamaica's. The New York Subway can afford to set prices to that effectively off-set their costs. It's that simple."

LOL. The subway has 7 million riders a day. You sure it's not the fares charged that cover their expenses? And me hopping in a route taxi adds to their revenue. More people more fare. Add I tip as well, as I'm sure many others do as well. And we all know some route taxi drivers supplement their income doing/selling other things, so are they really hurting that bad?