Taxi Rates

[Rob]

But what I am asking is, are route taxis licensed and insured? Or are they all white plates?

All Taxis have red license plates - no taxis have white plates.

All route taxis have red plates - no route taxis have white plates.

All charter taxis have red plates - no charter taxis have white plates.

As a visitor to Jamaica, DO NOT GET IN A WHITE PLATED VEHICLE as they are NOT A LEGAL TAXI

ALL LEGAL TAXIS (Red plated vehicles) are licensed and insured to carry paying passengers. Private cars (white plated vehicles) are not licensed or insured to carry you, a paying passenger.

As Rhodes has mentioned, this is not a joking matter. Should something happen - there can be very serious consequences for you - the paying passenger.

And claiming that you are a friend with a driver will make no difference. You do not live in Jamaica, you are a visitor. How can you prove you are a friend? The burden would be on you. If the driver is acting as a taxi (taking you from point a to point b), then you will be guilty of taking an illegal taxi. The courts will not rule in your favor - you will be considered a paying passenger no matter what you claim to be.

[tfw73]

All Taxis have red license plates - no taxis have white plates.

All route taxis have red plates - no route taxis have white plates.

All charter taxis have red plates - no charter taxis have white plates.

As a visitor to Jamaica, DO NOT GET IN A WHITE PLATED VEHICLE as they are NOT A LEGAL TAXI

ALL LEGAL TAXIS (Red plated vehicles) are licensed and insured to carry paying passengers. Private cars (white plated vehicles) are not licensed or insured to carry you, a paying passenger.

As Rhodes has mentioned, this is not a joking matter. Should something happen - there can be very serious consequences for you - the paying passenger.

And claiming that you are a friend with a driver will make no difference. You do not live in Jamaica, you are a visitor. How can you prove you are a friend? The burden would be on you. If the driver is acting as a taxi (taking you from point a to point b), then you will be guilty of taking an illegal taxi. The courts will not rule in your favor - you will be considered a paying passenger no matter what you claim to be.

I am assuming that last part was for the guy who rides in the white plates. I do not nor do I want to. I just wanted to make sure the route taxis were licensed and insured. I will not put myself in harm's way, financially or otherwise.