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).
