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how not to get ripped off by taxi??
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10.       AEnigma III
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 20 Oct 2007 Sat 11:31 am

This is disgusting. Things like this really put me off a country - you feel you are constantly being ripped off.

Why don't they regulate the taxis better? In most other countries I have visited you can agree a price in advance (particularly from airports) and there is normally a standard fee, whichever taxi you use. These taxis are better off in the long term because most people tip them well

11.       turquoise
938 posts
 20 Oct 2007 Sat 02:58 pm

if ur female and alone,dont sit on the front seat next to driver,you should always sit on back seat cuz something more than being ripped off may happen,especially if ur a foreign.i dont mean that all the taxi dirivers are pervert or abuser or disturbing but some of them...

12.       libralady
5152 posts
 20 Oct 2007 Sat 03:37 pm

Quoting turquoise:

if ur female and alone,dont sit on the front seat next to driver,you should always sit on back seat cuz something more than being ripped off may happen,especially if ur a foreign.i dont mean that all the taxi dirivers are pervert or abuser or disturbing but some of them...



This made me laugh so much! It is not only Istanbul you should not sit in the front next to the driver, but also England! I remember years ago, sitting the front cos' there was so many of us in the taxi, and the driver started to touch my leg when he changed gear! I have never sat so close to a car door in all my life - my friends in the back thought it was funny

13.       Trudy
7887 posts
 20 Oct 2007 Sat 04:06 pm

Quoting turquoise:

if ur female and alone,dont sit on the front seat next to driver,you should always sit on back seat cuz something more than being ripped off may happen,especially if ur a foreign.i dont mean that all the taxi dirivers are pervert or abuser or disturbing but some of them...



Same here. Taxi drivers are universal in that I believe.

14.       femme_fatal
0 posts
 20 Oct 2007 Sat 05:39 pm

Quoting libralady:

Quoting turquoise:

if ur female and alone,dont sit on the front seat next to driver,you should always sit on back seat cuz something more than being ripped off may happen,especially if ur a foreign.i dont mean that all the taxi dirivers are pervert or abuser or disturbing but some of them...



This made me laugh so much! It is not only Istanbul you should not sit in the front next to the driver, but also England! I remember years ago, sitting the front cos' there was so many of us in the taxi, and the driver started to touch my leg when he changed gear! I have never sat so close to a car door in all my life - my friends in the back thought it was funny


really?
i never experienced things like that before.
i mean they tried to cheat me, some maybe successfully , but never sexual behavour, they usually are interested in the size of your wallet
i love the front seats.

15.       AEnigma III
0 posts
 20 Oct 2007 Sat 05:51 pm

Dudu was a taxi driver...

16.       AEnigma III
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 20 Oct 2007 Sat 06:02 pm

Quoting Trudy:

Quoting turquoise:

if ur female and alone,dont sit on the front seat next to driver,you should always sit on back seat cuz something more than being ripped off may happen,especially if ur a foreign.i dont mean that all the taxi dirivers are pervert or abuser or disturbing but some of them...



Same here. Taxi drivers are universal in that I believe.



Are you serious? Its not funny. If this happened in the UK the guy would be out of a job straight away and probably face prosecution. If any taxi driver touched me they would never have children again....

17.       femme_fatal
0 posts
 20 Oct 2007 Sat 06:16 pm

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting Trudy:

Quoting turquoise:

if ur female and alone,dont sit on the front seat next to driver,you should always sit on back seat cuz something more than being ripped off may happen,especially if ur a foreign.i dont mean that all the taxi dirivers are pervert or abuser or disturbing but some of them...



Same here. Taxi drivers are universal in that I believe.



Are you serious? Its not funny. If this happened in the UK the guy would be out of a job straight away and probably face prosecution. If any taxi driver touched me they would never have children again....


how about libra's post above?

18.       AEnigma III
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 20 Oct 2007 Sat 06:18 pm

Quoting femme_fatal:

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting Trudy:

Quoting turquoise:

if ur female and alone,dont sit on the front seat next to driver,you should always sit on back seat cuz something more than being ripped off may happen,especially if ur a foreign.i dont mean that all the taxi dirivers are pervert or abuser or disturbing but some of them...



Same here. Taxi drivers are universal in that I believe.



Are you serious? Its not funny. If this happened in the UK the guy would be out of a job straight away and probably face prosecution. If any taxi driver touched me they would never have children again....


how about libra's post above?



Well, I guess she just thought it was funny - and didn't report him

19.       femme_fatal
0 posts
 20 Oct 2007 Sat 06:18 pm

Quoting AEnigma III:

Dudu was a taxi driver...


i thought dudu was a disco singer

20.       AEnigma III
0 posts
 20 Oct 2007 Sat 06:20 pm

Quoting libralady:

I remember years ago, sitting the front cos' there was so many of us in the taxi, and the driver started to touch my leg when he changed gear! I have never sat so close to a car door in all my life - my friends in the back thought it was funny



You (and your friends) thought it was funny?

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