I'm posting again on this subject because it sounds like a couple of folks don't really believe you can get a charter cab from the beach to deep west for 500 J, which is about 6 north american dollars, give or take.
It's not just for one persosn. Linda and I have really never paid more than this! (plus a tip of usually 100 J. I'm not cheap)
Let me point out; this is in the daytime, not late at night and not at busy times.
Drivers are quite happy to carry us for this amount of money.
We also take route taxi's on a regular basis, and we do wait for a cab with at least one other person in it so there is absolutely no confusion about what kind of taxi ride we are seeking. We also always pay 3 fares when we ride in a route taxi because we're larger people and want to be as fair as possible.