Quote Originally Posted by negrilaholic View Post
As far as the taxi situation goes, I DID get into a red plate, and sorry for the confusion, but to clarify the man SAID I handed it to the driver, and I played along, but I DID hand it to him, it was a scam. I knew that something was up when he said he had to stop for gas, as soon as we went to the roundabout and didn't go down the beach road, what could I do at that point but exactly what I did do, which was not to let him play me. I could have cared less if he used his friend as a cover or not, I knew how to get to the resort, and could have just taken a route. When we went out of Rick's to the parking lot hadn't yet got out of the gate when everyone is asking if we need taxi and I said "one thousand J to SATP" and then two or three said no at least fifteen hundred, and I kept going like to the road but hadn't even made it out when someone said okay to the thousand J, then I handed it to the driver after I was already in the minivan, not at the door, but again, when the guy said I gave it to the driver, what was I going to do at that point, call him a liar? Like I said, I played along. In the end, we got here okay, but I will never take a taxi from anyone parked IN THE RICK'S parking lot again, that's for damn sure.


And I will make a separate thread about SATP later, it is a nice place, but AI's are not for me, especially ones that greet their guests with threatening letters in the room right off the bat..standard for all guests, but if they had put what's in that letter on their website, I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOOKED HERE. I'm even going to make a copy when I get home and get it posted online so everyone can see. The staff is nice, the room is nice, the food and entertainment is great, but that letter was TOO MUCH. THEY NEED TO PUT THAT ON THEIR WEBSITE! Anyway, having a great time, have a bit of a sore throat, but am loving Negril!
We all want everyone to be helped if there is actually a scam going on, but I am more confused now than I was from your previous post. If, as you say, you gave the money to the driver of the van you were already in, then who is this other "man"" or "guy" who said you paid it to the driver? And why would you need to call this man a liar for saying you paid it to the driver, when you did actually pay the driver? Why didnt you just ask the driver of the van to speak up and tell this guy that you already paid him? The driver is in the van with you, isnt he?

I know you want your post to be able to help others, but at this point I dont think anyone can begin to have an idea what to look for to be aware of the "scam". But it is becoming clearer that, as has been mentioned previously in this thread, this whole "scam" could have been avoided by paying the driver directly for the ride after it's over, and not at the beginning. "Scam" avoided.

If any driver starts to take you off the road from your requested destination, you should demand to be let out of the vehicle immediately. No ifs, ands or buts. If you so desire at that point, pay them half of the negotiated fare, but you would be within your right to refuse payment altogether since they did not take you to the desired destination. But in this case since you paid in advance, you would have to forfeit the fare. This is another reason not to pay in advance.

I am looking forward to discover what kind of "threatening" letter Sunset At The Palms would possibly leave to all their guests when they arrive. You have made me extremely curious as to why no one has ever mentioned this threatening letter before. There have to be thousands of guests who have seen this letter, and yet this is the very first time I have been made aware that such a "threatening" letter exists.

You have my attention.