:never go with a driver who approaches you at the airport(or railway stations),leave the building and head for the rank.As with everywhere else in the world,airport taxis are the most likely to cause trouble.Drivers who approach you are usually heiche—illegal and meterless “ black cab”
cabs waiting for business outside major tourist sights ,especially those whose drivers call out to foreigners,should be avoided,as should cabs whose drivers ask you where you want to go before you even get in.Always flag down a passing cab,and nine times in ten the precautions listed here will be unnecessary
If you’re staing in an upmarket hotel,do not go with taxis called by the doorman or waiting in line outside.Even at some famous hotels,drivers wait in line hope to take a tourists out of town or to long distance.They will take you to the places you want,but not happy.So if you go somewhere in town and not far enough to make them happy,it is better to find a taxi on your own
Better hotels give you a piece of paper with the taxi registration number on it as you board or alight,so that you can complain if something goes wrong.often you won’t know if it has,of course,and there’s no guarantee that anything will happen if you complain to the hotel,but hand onto it anyway
:Look to see if the supervision card,usualy with a photo of the driver and a telephone number,is prominently displayed,as regulations require,.If it isn’t,you may have problems,Choose another cab
Can you clearly see the meter?If it’s recessed behind the gear stick,or partly hidden by an artfully folded towel,for example,choose another cab.always make sure you see the meter reset,if you didn’t see the flag pushed down,which shouldn’t happen until you actually move off,then you may end up paying for the time the cab was in the rank
Taxi drivers don’t like to stop for lots of pessengers,so if you have 3 or more than 3,just tell one person standing along the road to stop a taxi,then the others just show up and jump into the taxi
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