<![CDATA[Comments on: Illegal taxis]]> 2009-02-05 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: tools_and_resources]]> <![CDATA[By: jimoya]]> ...so, are those guys riding motorbikes and offering to drive you wherever you need to go "illegal taxis" ? I always thought they were just trying to be nice...

]]> ...so, are those guys riding motorbikes and offering to drive you wherever you need to go "illegal taxis" ? I always thought they were just trying to be nice...

]]> <![CDATA[By: paulinurus]]> 非常好！Haha, the extra bit of insight is also useful ... 现在就走 [door slams]...等一下。。

Nice job Ken and Jenny!

Mmmm... now in edit mode... I don't know why the the last sentence font showed up smaller when all appeared same size when I first typed... learning pains of a few days old Podie.

]]> 非常好！Haha, the extra bit of insight is also useful ... 现在就走 [door slams]...等一下。。

Nice job Ken and Jenny!

Mmmm... now in edit mode... I don't know why the the last sentence font showed up smaller when all appeared same size when I first typed... learning pains of a few days old Podie.

]]> <![CDATA[By: pearltowerpete]]> Hi monica5

Yes, those guys are definitely operating in a grey area of the law.

In Shanghai, taxi drivers rent their cabs  by the month for about 10,000 RMB. They have to make that back before they get any profit. They try to keep them in operation 24/7 whenever possible, and I have talked with a few who rotate 12-hour shifts with a brother. It's a hard way to make a living, and so some will supplement their income by driving without running the meter.

Some illegal cabs are just random people who are trying to make a few extra kuai. They are the dodgiest, in my opinion.

]]> Hi monica5

Yes, those guys are definitely operating in a grey area of the law.

In Shanghai, taxi drivers rent their cabs  by the month for about 10,000 RMB. They have to make that back before they get any profit. They try to keep them in operation 24/7 whenever possible, and I have talked with a few who rotate 12-hour shifts with a brother. It's a hard way to make a living, and so some will supplement their income by driving without running the meter.

Some illegal cabs are just random people who are trying to make a few extra kuai. They are the dodgiest, in my opinion.

]]> <![CDATA[By: cambrink]]> In Shanghai, we hired a 'taxi' who was driving an unmarked van at the train station since we thought he might be cheaper.  He had a hard time finding the hotel and charged us double what he said he would charge. Real taxi drivers were very good. 

]]> In Shanghai, we hired a 'taxi' who was driving an unmarked van at the train station since we thought he might be cheaper.  He had a hard time finding the hotel and charged us double what he said he would charge. Real taxi drivers were very good. 

]]> <![CDATA[By: johns]]> I don't know if the guys that great you at the airport fall in this catagory but they are much more expensive and there is no meter. I know now just to go to the Taxi line but I fell for it during my first trip to Shanghai.

]]> I don't know if the guys that great you at the airport fall in this catagory but they are much more expensive and there is no meter. I know now just to go to the Taxi line but I fell for it during my first trip to Shanghai.

]]> <![CDATA[By: pearltowerpete]]> Hi johns

Those guys are definitely illegal taxis.

They sometimes have deals where they try to deliver you to hotels/massage parlors staffed by ladies of easy virtue.

]]> Hi johns

Those guys are definitely illegal taxis.

They sometimes have deals where they try to deliver you to hotels/massage parlors staffed by ladies of easy virtue.

]]> <![CDATA[By: miantiao]]> pete

ladies of easy virtue! I like that one! I think matt or john said a couple of days ago that you'd make a great diplomat, hehe.

]]> pete

ladies of easy virtue! I like that one! I think matt or john said a couple of days ago that you'd make a great diplomat, hehe.

]]> <![CDATA[By: miantiao]]> it's the same here in chengdu. two friends or rellies working alternate 24hour shifts. my advice about whether or not to take an illegal taxi; if you know the cost of the fair with a legal taxi then you may be able to bargain for a cheaper ride with an illegal one.

]]> it's the same here in chengdu. two friends or rellies working alternate 24hour shifts. my advice about whether or not to take an illegal taxi; if you know the cost of the fair with a legal taxi then you may be able to bargain for a cheaper ride with an illegal one.

]]> <![CDATA[By: mikenotinjubei]]> One of my first trips to Shanghai with my wife about 8 years ago we decided to go to the Arboretum.

 At that time the garden was at the end of the subway line (#1 or #2 I forget) and a large stadium was under construction. The only "taxis" were two old guys on three wheel motorcycles.

 In my worst chinese I asked them to take us to the Shanghai Garden Park. Ok they said. My wife got on the first one and off he went!

 My guy wanting to pee first. Needless to say my wife was angry and passionate when I finally showed up. First a hug then a "DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN !"

]]> One of my first trips to Shanghai with my wife about 8 years ago we decided to go to the Arboretum.

 At that time the garden was at the end of the subway line (#1 or #2 I forget) and a large stadium was under construction. The only "taxis" were two old guys on three wheel motorcycles.

 In my worst chinese I asked them to take us to the Shanghai Garden Park. Ok they said. My wife got on the first one and off he went!

 My guy wanting to pee first. Needless to say my wife was angry and passionate when I finally showed up. First a hug then a "DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN !"

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