Taxis!

Marcg868 · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Karma :

Is it just me or do other people thin kthey are a waste of fucking time?

Black cabs, and Private hire cabs. They drive like they own the fucking road, and also they are over priced, how the fuck can you justify, £85 to go 15 miles from Manchester Airport to Bolton centre? Its a massive 18 miles away! Outrageous, and downright dangerous they are.

Unfortunatly, it was 2 oclock in the morning on a sunday last week coming back from London Gatwick, so no trains till 0645, train journey costs £2.50 return from Bolton!
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Jamie. · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Karma :

so your drunk

Black Knight · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

£85 for £15 miles?

You got ripped of big time mate. Try phoning and booking one next time. For that journey i'd charge £20.
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Marcg868 · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Karma :

I wasnt drunk just stepped off a plane, from London!

And it was booked, i got charged £7.00 to go all of a mile from Crumpsall Metro station to gf's pub last, year, because i couldnt walk as i was on crutches. Sorry but they are robbin, dangerous wankers.
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Pompey cabs are well cheap!
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Stevie GooGs · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Karma :

Black cabs oh right you mean the illegal U-Turn Feckers, i got hit side on with one of them doing 30 and my leg to the bumper side on, unlucky for me it was infornt of about 10 other fat bastards in their cabs.
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philcxiv · Scooby Slapper Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Karma :

Its like the horlicks advert. Two minute journey but take you the 'scenic' route.

How do they sleep at night?
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Jamie. · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Karma :

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Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

They are a danger, simply because its all they bloody do, and so become complacent. I went to wnter a mini roundabout, but a taxi was coming towards me, and i slowed to give way, but he entered the roundabout without signalling. I'm fairly confident that you only enter a roundabout without signalling if you intend to go straight on. This fecker signalled just as he turned, when i had already opened the throttle to cross the roundabout. Very dangerous.

Jack

EDIT: Major_Grooves, he got the plane from london > manchester, then the train to bolton
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Marcg868 · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Karma :

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

New years eve 2003 taxi back from guildford to camberley (about 5 miles) £130. Laughing

It was about 3:30 in the morning.

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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

There was 4 of use in there. That was one of my most expensive nights out ever and i wasn't even 18. I think i spent in total just over £200 and slept for like a whole day after. Laughing

vfr800 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Karma :

For journeys like that ask for a price first. They know your going to go to the next taxi if they cost to much Thumbs Up

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distortion · Nearly there... Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Karma :

Ive reported a few private hire taxi's to their rank and told them if there dribing doesn't improve im reporting them to the council.

Was in a taxi last night and he was using all the lanes rather than one. He didnt look in his mirrors at all in a 3mile journey. We came to a roundabout and he didnt even check for a car or bike by the side of him when he cut lanes. I told him what he did and what could of happened and he turned round and said nothing happened so its ok. One word ..... CUNT Exclamation

A few times ive asked the driver how much the fare is (private hire) and they have said double what i normally pay for the same journey. Ive sat in a car and said im not paying that and rang the taxi rank myself because the driver refused to radio in and get a price.