I'm not trying to stir the pot here but if you book a private ride with a driver and for some reason they combine you or your party with another should both party's be charged for a private ride? This has happened to family members of mine and also others that I've talked to. At least 2 of the drivers advertise on here. Since we are talking about taxis lately maybe we should get this out in the open and address how this should be handled when this situation happens. Any thoughts?
maybe someday there will be a taxi or bus or trolley service for tourist and expats in Negril.....
but for the time being.....it is ......what it is.....
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Captain Dave
Good to know captaind.
As we have spoken to many of the drivers, both on and not on Negril.com's Transportation section, there are cases where a second party will show up at the same time they have already booked a pick up.
If a plane is hours late, the original passengers may arrive at the same time as the second passengers arrive. This can occur and is no one's fault. Also, not all visitors make reservations in advance and they will see their driver "friend" when exiting the airport and pretty much expect a ride. A driver should never book two "private rides" at the same time because they are obviously not private rides.
If that case occurs by accident/delay, we tell the drivers to use their common sense. When the first passengers arrive, ask them if they mind sharing a ride. If they do not want to share a ride, the driver should arrange another driver for them and wait for the second set of passengers and take them as a private ride.
Should the first set of passengers agree to share, then when the second set arrives, they should be asked if they would mind sharing a ride. At no point should any undue pressure be used by the driver, the passengers expect a private ride and deserve it.
If the second set does not want to share, then the driver should find a separate driver for one of the two parties. If the second set approves of sharing the ride, then the everyone should get in the with the driver and his price should relate the same cost as would apply to that number of people, not the cost of two separate private rides.
If the driver's price is us$60 for 1 to 3 passengers, and $20 for each additional passenger, then the total for two separtate parties of two each would be us$80 (60+20) - not us$120 (60+60).
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That pricing sound right. But in the instances I know of they were charged the originally quoted 65$. One was my sister inlaw who was going back to the airport and the other was my mom and dad who were combined with another couple and charged the full boat. I was also private messaged by another board member who had this happen 2 out of 5 times. We usually come down for an extended time and I've heard this happen before without the price reduction. Like I said I'm not stirring the pot just trying to bring the situation to light without mentioning names.
Private ride means just that - a private ride. That is they way the drivers should handle the situation - be it from or back to the airport.
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How about rides once in town? Say from the beach to the cliffs? We have friends joining us this year, so it would be good to know what the protocol is.
Heater,
That is negotiable. And the more you use the same driver, the less the price can become. If the going rate for a couple is us$15, then the maximum could only be $30 - but you could probably settle rather easily on $20...
And always negotiable BEFORE getting into the charter taxi, not afterwards...
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Rob...is that $15 fare for a round trip say cliff to beach and back? Or one way? Also, as a single is that a good rate? I have mostly used route taxis but thinking about using a private driver for my everyday needs this year. I just want to know what a fair negotiating point is to start where we all can walk away happy! thanks
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