More expensive than London

[grahamw48]

I would not advise trying for a cheaper taxi just outside the airport, yes you might save 200 pesos but then that taxi might take you to a pre arranged (by phone on the move) hold up = it does happen
They know you will have plenty of money you have just arrived there

I take it you've experienced such an occurrence ?

Got some evidence/reports of this happening to a Brit ?

I have never witnessed a taxi driver even using a mobile phone while in the car with him in 22years.

Caution and common sense yes, scaremongering...no.

[London_Manila]

I take it you've experienced such an occurrence ?

Got some evidence/reports of this happening to a Brit ?

I have never witnessed a taxi driver even using a mobile phone while in the car with him in 22years.

Caution and common sense yes, scaremongering...no.

no its never happened to me because i always use the airport taxis = still well cheap

I have read about it in the Manila times nearly every time i go there and also my gf there said it happens a lot, especially with taxis around the airport

I think that maybe you dont use the taxis much in manila because its hard to get most of them off the phone and pay more attention to their driving, i had one driver even txting as we were going along, really these drivers are on the phone nearly always


in general the taxis are quite safe there (i use them every day) but in certain areas it requires more caution

anyway what are you going to save by doing this a few hundread pesos at best

[junior02]

I take it you've experienced such an occurrence ?

Got some evidence/reports of this happening to a Brit ?

I have never witnessed a taxi driver even using a mobile phone while in the car with him in 22years.

Caution and common sense yes, scaremongering...no.

Ive experienced taxi drivers on ther cel fones many times, ther normaly texting even the yellow airport taxis, ive had many problems with manila taxi drivers trying to rip me off, and about 12 years ago i had this driver that seemd to me as crazy or on drugs going on wrong side of the road to on coming traffic and he took me through some small streets going to fast and some of the locals started to chuck stones at the car. nearly got into fight with one in marikina as he was trying to chat my now wife up.I could go on and on with my bad experiences.Taxi drivers are my number 1 hate in rp.. you have been very lucky graham48