18 Things Even the Politest Taxi Driver Won't Tell You About
Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль
If you use taxi services often enough, you might know that taxi drivers have secrets they don't tell their passengers about. For example, if an airport taxi driver assumes that you're a tourist, they may decide to give you a sightseeing tour you haven't asked for. Some taxi drivers can start the meter not when you climb into their car, but as soon as they arrive to pick you up.
So let's figure out what things you should pay attention to while getting into a car, why you should check your valuables before leaving a taxi, and why it often takes taxi drivers so long to pick you up.
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TIMESTAMPS:
They may not have change 0:22
"Ever been there before?" 0:49
Airport taxi drivers charge tourists more 1:15
A taxi driver may start a meter earlier 1:40
They have a way to inform the police they're in trouble 2:03
They love traffic jams 2:29
A taxi driver can drop you off earlier than needed 2:56
They can't start a conversation with you 3:19
You can find yourself stranded 3:49
Check the meter 4:15
Keep track of the meter 4:34
Check your valuables before leaving a taxi 5:07
Taxi drivers can lure you with a low estimate 5:42
Ask for a fixed price in advance 6:05
Taxi drivers can manipulate GPS settings 6:32
A taxi driver may not have a license 6:47
Why taxi drivers take a while before picking you up 7:14
They can charge per person 7:40
#taxi #transport #brightside
SUMMARY:
- Most modern taxis already have POSs, but there are still a lot of cars that don't. In these vehicles, people have to pay cash.
- It might not work in all countries, but in some places, taxis have a panic button hidden under their dashboards.
- If there are some obstacles preventing them from going directly to your destination, for example, heavy traffic or some construction works, some taxi drivers may leave you several blocks away.
- According to this unwritten rule, the only person in the car who can start talking is you, the passenger.
- If you need to make several stops before arriving at your final destination, discuss it with your driver.
- Before starting your trip, make sure that the meter has the correct settings. Taxi companies can have different prices for certain parts of the day and night.
- You should not only sneak a peek at the meter at the beginning of your trip but also watch it throughout the ride.
- Don't let your valuables lie around during a taxi trip. Before leaving the car, make sure that you haven't left anything on the seat.
- It's totally dishonest, but there are taxi drivers who tell you an estimate they know to be too low only to make you pick their car.
- A fixed price often turns out higher than it would be with a meter. One of the few valid reasons for negotiating a fixed price is being short on cash.
- Taxi drivers can manipulate GPS settings. It allows them to take longer routes and earn more money.
- Keep in mind that a taxi driver has to have their license displayed inside the car at all times.
- Most passengers don't know that many taxi drivers pick up a new ride before finishing their current one.
- Even though it's almost unheard of in most parts of the world, some taxi drivers can try to charge per person. Watch out for such cases and call the taxi company to make sure you aren't being fooled.
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Hey! 😊 How do you usually move around in your city?
@yeeyeeasshaircut3853
4 жыл бұрын
First
@cheesam4
4 жыл бұрын
i don't know bright side
@user-zf1xu3nj2q
4 жыл бұрын
Idk
@lissharrietdyb2049
4 жыл бұрын
BRIGHT SIDE 2 Im not living in a city
@user-zf1xu3nj2q
4 жыл бұрын
@@lissharrietdyb2049 Oh wait- me either
I saw that taxi drivers charge more When I pretend to be a foreigner :((
@CookieCrumbAJ
4 жыл бұрын
It may matter how long you travel or different place
@baguette745
4 жыл бұрын
Yep...
@PiggyBoy
4 жыл бұрын
@@Hennyslim It was experimental video on KZread.. actually he didn't talk in Korean so a driver went around and around.
@jwclan8311
3 жыл бұрын
Berry McCockinner lies
@jadenthattil5449
3 жыл бұрын
@Berry McCockinner think before you speak
That's why I stick to online taxi services, where the price is fixed even before I hop into the car
@minaxx7913
3 жыл бұрын
yeah that's better
@pashwamodi8396
3 жыл бұрын
That’s what I use. Uber is quite useful
@Jenify_
3 жыл бұрын
Ola and uber is usefull!
@rickytorres9089
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed that seems to be only option being deaf and blind so I can't do most of these "make sure..." steps. Push comes to shove I can possibly make sure to call the company in advance and discuss the rates then.
As someone who has done this job for over 10 years, I'm aware of drivers who have done things like this, but the percentage is very low. Most of them I know, including myself follow the rules and provide a service that is professional and helpful. Don't ask a driver to take you the fastest way as mentioned in the video, the fastest way can cost more money, because most meters run off time and distance. Normally if asked, it should be the shortest route. But do take into consideration that different routes can be affected by traffic and if be the case, if the faster route distance wise was not much longer than the shorter route, then ask your driver their advice and how much more they believe it to cost? Taxi drivers who have studied a knowledge test, will be able to figure out at least 3 or 4 routes in their heads along the way, so they can help assist you with the best option for you.
@belayneshawoke6230
4 жыл бұрын
That is so long
@charlescalvindead2324
4 жыл бұрын
Marco 786 We have to take you in for questioning sir. Presidents orders.
@frogganna
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I am a cab driver myself and subscribed to this channel and I am appalled at this video! I am unsubscribing now. I would Never do any of those things to people! Wow!
Taxi:*uses tricks to get people to spend more money* Bright side:I am going to ruin this mans whole career
@sarabarhama3683
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@captainjack5522
4 жыл бұрын
🚫👎🙅😂
@uzmakhan8679
4 жыл бұрын
👎👎👎dum
@aaronlusanko6356
4 жыл бұрын
@@uzmakhan8679 actually they deserve it.
@seunfunmiewedairo4161
4 жыл бұрын
THX
It’s sad that I learn more from bright side than school
@Joanne-tw5mg
4 жыл бұрын
TheGreatSohrab Same
@IronCypher
4 жыл бұрын
It's a well known fact that skool is not kewl, it's social programming,and a tool of control, j/k don't be a fool stay in school.😁
@Gucci_Editz450
4 жыл бұрын
Same
@uzmakhan8679
4 жыл бұрын
😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@khalidsana1
4 жыл бұрын
Me
I've been in a taxi exactly once, and that was over seven years ago. All I can remember is the total cost was around $60.
@rickytorres9089
2 жыл бұрын
They really are not worth their prices many times. I so can't wait for automatic ones (robotaxies) to take the roads. Then just MAYBE as a deaf and blind person can I take routes just like everyone elses at least on a semi-frequent basis. To go an actual work place, do shopping, meet ups, etc.
I’ve gotten the sightseeing tour 🙄
@KevinWakliFitness
4 жыл бұрын
Likewise my Queen 😊
@infinidominion
4 жыл бұрын
That's just cuz you're fun to be with
@thesunnyedge
4 жыл бұрын
Christopher Rowe awe lol
@mahnoorjamil9977
4 жыл бұрын
So even me
@Shirley-ms5wv
4 жыл бұрын
Sameee
1:36 me when I get extra homework
Tip:Google maps can tell you the amount of money that you will pay.
Umm... don't you wonder what the guy behind the microphone looks like 🤔
@ssk-_-dotz3773
4 жыл бұрын
tiny rottentomato yea i do
@justinbobb4376
4 жыл бұрын
Yea
@clzeoeeeee_
4 жыл бұрын
Ye but i think this guy is the main person who talks for bright side
@hairybuttsniff
4 жыл бұрын
@@clzeoeeeee_ yeah I know that's the only voice in all the videos there used to be more voices like 2 years ago but now he's the only one.
@muhammadaliwaseem6334
4 жыл бұрын
Yesh
In Greece, taxi is an overpriced service ever since I can remember. As years passed, less and less people were asking for a taxi but taxi drivers became paradoxically more. Will admit that government implies heavy taxes on them but most of them are rude, shady and slimy that makes me prefer to walk for 3 hours than give a single coin to them.
I drove cab for seven years, from 2002 to 2009, but we went by zones, not meters. That meant it was in our best interest to get a passenger to his or her destination as quickly as possible, but it also meant we could transport multiple passengers. As for tricks such as making a deliberate point not to carry change in hopes of getting tips, I always had $100 change and would even make a trip to the driveup bank if necessary to get change.
*_FUN FACT_* WE ARE ALL WATCHING THIS WITHOUT FULL SCREEN 🤣🤣
@shotoutodoroni7064
4 жыл бұрын
How did you know
@gachatuber-cg2pt
4 жыл бұрын
@@shotoutodoroni7064 you can't read the comments without vertical screen
@camila5195
4 жыл бұрын
Yep
@sabeenjibbran7686
4 жыл бұрын
@@shotoutodoroni7064 *MAGIC*
@syedharisrehman9263
4 жыл бұрын
Nah
I’m a taxi driver and I can weigh in on some of these: A taxi driver might take longer to pick you up because in bigger companies where bookings are done on the computer, there is a virtual queue for taxis that have plotted into a certain area. Sometimes the car coming to pick you up is much further away than another one close by but because he’s the first to be plotted into that area, that job will go to him. Unless it’s from a public place like a hotel or a shopping Center, then it usually goes to the closest taxi. Yes, someone’s Taxi licence has to be displayed in the cab, but that’s just half the story. A T or F extension has to be valid on the actual taxi driver’s drivers licence as well as the plaque on the dash board. Bigger companies offer fixed fares on phone or app bookings. When that happens, it’s an incentive for the taxi driver to take the most economic route possible. If the taxi driver asks for a cash job, ie: doesn’t have the meter on in order to not be tracked and therefore avoid paying GST and taxes on the fare, refuse!
@matthewiles5714
4 жыл бұрын
What is a T or F Extension?
@jaggedventure
4 жыл бұрын
MATTHEW ILES it’s an extension to put on your licence to pick up people for award. Taxis, Ubers and chartered vehicles need this.
@claudio.corona
4 жыл бұрын
That's why customers prefer Uber
@eldergeek6077
4 жыл бұрын
Okay but when will taxi companies offer an app that shows how far away the driver is? This is why people have switched to Uber.
@jaggedventure
4 жыл бұрын
Eldergeek I’m in Western Australia, there’s a taxi company called Swan Taxis and their app shows how far away the driver is, and offers fixed fares. They’re the biggest company of 4 different companies in WA.
Taxi driver: **watches anime with me and does a Tiktok with me** Me: I’m paying you 20 extra dollars 💵
@jaitulsiramani1649
4 жыл бұрын
@@JeevanChitravlog cooking
@MsTammy80
4 жыл бұрын
Lovely Rose Epic! Did this actually happen? 😍😻♥️❤️💛💚💙💜🖤❣️💕💞💓💗💖💘💝💟
@Ksd99
4 жыл бұрын
Ew tiktok...
@dlugaania1983
4 жыл бұрын
EWWW
@JadenSlinger
4 жыл бұрын
Tammy Wilson no
That's why it's good to book a taxi driver from a taxi company where there give you a fixed price. Therefore, choosing a longer route doesn't change anything of the price.
@fuzzys1oth
3 жыл бұрын
Snape! I didnt think youd show up here.
@rickytorres9089
2 жыл бұрын
Being deaf and blind that's obviously my "safest" option. One and done.
I am so happy they have uber now😃!
I use Uber a lot so I understand~ But for Uber, 8 is false. My driver started a conversation with me. Edit: Fixed that it said driverstarted.
@lynnebattaglia-triggs1042
3 жыл бұрын
Tammy Wilson I have had a driver who said he insists on talking because he thought he deserved conversation, o matter how tired his passenger may be.
Thumbnail be like Ever been there before? -- ❌ Ever been there before? -- ✅
Informative video ✌️ All the videos of Bright Side are awesome
Taxi drivers are the common denominator for every country when it comes to a shady industry
@KevinWakliFitness
4 жыл бұрын
You're right Bro 😊
@taxiscratcher5935
4 жыл бұрын
Never cheated a passenger EVER!
@KevinWakliFitness
4 жыл бұрын
@@taxiscratcher5935 you're right Bro
@sp4rtavus244
14 күн бұрын
I very much doubt that.
My dads a Taxi Driver gives me a lift for free so That is the wonders of DNA
@blssooparakeets2204
4 жыл бұрын
Lol same None of this is true about him tho
@netraboyalla6322
4 жыл бұрын
Well you dont need ot hv a taxi driver dad to give u a free lift. My dad can give me a lift with his car so ya
@Mr_Raaee
4 жыл бұрын
Why don't you ask your dad to use those tricks
@ogkubzscouter743
3 жыл бұрын
MrRaaee Gaming bruh 😂😂🤦🏻♀️
@hlonichabalala3784
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
"Corporate needs you to find the difference between the thumbnail picture" "They're the same picture"
Your airrplane ticket does include air traffic control charges factored in, so yes airlines are charging you for taxing on the taxiways.
4:08 🤣🤣🤣
This is irrelevant nowadays since there Uber and Lyft
A driver can't start a conversation? False. In fact, from an airport, I don't think I can _ever_ recall a ride that did not include the icebreaker "Is this your first trip to _____?"
@ballpythons6776
4 жыл бұрын
You using taxis or uber/lyft?
@Bill_Woo
4 жыл бұрын
@@ballpythons6776 Taxis
@earlwoodland1873
2 жыл бұрын
As a taxi driver I had to laugh at that one.
Thats it! I want to be taxi driver when I grow up.
I'm happy I know some of these
I'm a taxi driver in Australia, much of this isn't even possible with us and others can have legitimate reasons. Also, our meters run by distance and not time so yes that 10-15 minute trip from the airport certainly does cost you $40+ sometimes. Also! You forgot to add that the driver knows when you're lying ;)
@blindgirluk1845
3 жыл бұрын
Same here in England.
@skylark391
2 жыл бұрын
same in the USA, been a cab driver for 9 years and I can't understand, where this guy pulled this info from, looks like some bits and pieces and he clearly, doesn't know what he is talking about. Now, I wonder if all his videos like that, misleading.
@vanmarko6654
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a Taxi 🚕 driver in Ireland 🇮🇪 this is BS.....
Great video!
1:21 My brother:Toyota! Toyota Toyota camry! That is our uncles car!
5 dislikes from Taxi Drivers 😃😃
@jackie6828
3 жыл бұрын
Now 363
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3 жыл бұрын
Jackie Playz Roblox now 386
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3 жыл бұрын
Now 395
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3 жыл бұрын
@@eilafabulaban5720 Plus 1
@jadenthattil5449
3 жыл бұрын
Now it's 401
*THANKS!!!*
amazing!
Thanks for the head's up👍 Moira From England.
3:57 The watch is going backwards Lol
One day I was in a taxi. Then, the driver threw my luggage on the ground and drove away . I wonder why ? 🤷♂️
I like your video thank you so much
Always have ur headphones on with no music if you don’t wanna get akward.
Very accurate for our country.
I started to become a nerd After watching bright side
At least here the side of the car says $1.75 per rider over the age of 2. You can’t argue if it’s spelled out in advance. Plus our drivers are friendly and will start a conversation and will stop if asked to. It’s nice that they are willing to point out things I didn’t even know about after living here for 22 years.
So very good idea for your career 👍😊
You Rock!
@bearlygam3s54
4 жыл бұрын
Alzzotter I don’t mean to be rude but you definitely didn’t have the first comment
Good information
so cool vid 🤩
I didn’t know about #16!
You teach me more than school does
I remember a time where my usual taxi firm weren’t able to pick me up for over an hour and I rung another. The trip was from my home to work was usually £7.50 during the day (without a public holiday adding a multiplier) and the guy went a ridiculous route trying to charge me £25.00 saying it was to avoid traffic, of which there was none. Never used that firm again 😅
Hello guys!! I’ve never been in a Taxi but XD this is a great video!!
@infinidominion
4 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that much of this video is BS, from a legit driver.
@samarthchohan106
4 жыл бұрын
@@infinidominion most of it is true and I have experienced it
KZread:1 view Also KZread: 24 likes Me:hmmmmm I wonder if it really was 1 veiw
This is only America not in United Kingdom 🇬🇧... I have been there
@rvtt305
4 жыл бұрын
Shawon Ahmed taxi drivers in Saudi Arabia doesn’t make the price more cheaper
I love this
Imagine a texi driver watching this Oops 🙊 I am exposed 😅
@alisonjones2521
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
How can they get away repeating the same content twice in the video twice ..😂
a polite taxi driver might tell you to drive while he sits in back seat
@vanessab2392
Жыл бұрын
Oh! No thank you! That's the point of taking a cab for me, to not have to drive. lol
I go with a taxi to school everday and the drivers charge the ride per person (as I can see on the little note with the prices they have on their front window), but for the rest they don't do all of these negative points that are said in the video, so this info is kind of new for me!
This is helpful not gonna lie
Perfect Nice Super Great
Please remember, there are ALSO some honest drivers out there as well. I have driven cab for many years, I do everything on the up and up...
Sit next to the taxi driver in the front seat. Respect the taxi driver. Look out for the taxi driver’s identity card displayed in the front and note the driver’s name. Check the meter from start to end of the ride. Switch on your phone’s google map. Keep tracking your route. Let your taxi driver know this. Communicate to the taxi driver pleasantly.
Hello mate can you make a video how to do a handstand?
Wow tips
Across the globe that i have travelled i trust, respect n love only Singapore taxi drivers. None of the fleecingg etc return change to the last penny, safe, no route or meter overcharge etc.Singaporevtaxis the best!! 👍
Well it’s about time
taxi driver: eVeR bEeN tHeRe bEfOrE? me: *takes out airpod* what? taxi driver: eVeR bEeN tHeRe bEfOrE? me: rEnEgAdE rEnEgAdE rEnEgAdE rEnEgAdE *starts vibing to lottery by K-Camp* what?
@yourekind
2 жыл бұрын
Driver: hAVe yOU BeEN thEre bEFoRe Me: plays uno reverse card Me: Have you been there before
Super
5:23 his head...
Your the best
Its like more better then school my school havent even learned these things
Seeing this in times of the pandemic its sooo frustrating ha3x
All the dislikes are coming from the taxi drivers.
In the UK there are taxis and private hires. Taxis are known as Hackney Carriages and are fitted with a meter by law and the meter is set to the maximum tarriff the local authority dictates a hackney can charge. However, many operators opt to have a lower tarriff set and these are tamper proof. Although a lot of operators are starting to use PDAs as taxi meters these days and they still can not change the maximum price and when the meter is running. It can not be changed in mid ride. Private hires can legally charge whatever they like even if its above the maximum tarriff of the local authority. But must be the price has to be agreed before the journey. We are also allowed to charge per person more than 2 passengers and each luggage that is more than hand luggage and can charge for dogs. Their are exemptions such as disabled customers will never be charged more to carry a wheelchair or extra luggage or passengers and guide dogs for the blind also not be charged for. Thats the law.
1:20 this happened once because of an unusual traffic jam, but they didn't charge extra.
5:21 he lost a fraction of his nack and head
There was a really kind taxi driver and when he was driving fast and braking really suddenly he said "sorry I might have drove a little bit too fast" then the thing that shows you how much is gonna cost was big cause he was driving fast but then he minused it
As a taxi dispatcher for 10 years the drivers do not like traffic jams. They make more money moving quickly between customers than they do moving slowly. Call volume is the name of the game.
What's the song called at No. 4?
It's kinda sad I've learnt more from bright side than school
My taxi drive was cursing at people in trafic
1:32 What phone do you see there?
5:23 see the head of the man lol glitching
In England private taxis go by mileage not time, so everybody puts smaller alloys on them so they rack up miles that little bit faster
taxi drivers usualy star asking me questions, then they start yawning, like im suposedto be entertaning them n they keep asking me qyetions
Biggest fan
YES
5:21 the taxi driver is really laggy
I always watch the meter
Fun fact: When GPS wasn’t a thing my grandpa was a taxi driver so he had one :)
I got an uber ad for this
Only apple commercials have Apple Pay in their taxis...😂
Back in 1989, I took a taxi from the bus station to the YMCA. The driver deliberately let me off *across the street* from the Y, dumped my junk onto the sidewalk and sped off. To this day I get freaked out whenever I remember that cabbie and how OK he was with mistreating me.
Those 564 dislikes are probably all taxi drivers
They did this to me and my family
3:43 you just gave them a clue your a tourist😅
You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first. -The Shades 💛❤💛
Who even uses traditional taxis these days?
Where i live it doesnt matter how much time it takes to reach the destination its always the same price it just depends from where you are to where your destenation is.
@blindgirluk1845
3 жыл бұрын
Same here in England.