Vancouver taxi

  truck driver   --   Vancouver (British Columbia) (Canada)

posted: 2011-12-09 03:39:53

Yellow cab drivers are not just thieves but are maniacs on the road, no turn signals even if they are working. Cut you off then give you the finger. These guys are supposed to be professional, they are not they are a menace on the road and the city allowing any more licenses will only add to the horror they cause. i dont care if they are east indian or not, makes no difference to me if they where pink. When i was growing up the taxi drivers where a model to how we should all drive. The only place i have seen where it is still like that is in Japan, Where it is white glove service. Here they just wanna rip ya off so they can hit the next fare and they will run anyone off the road while doing it. Our police are to over worked to deal with the problem as it is but i can tell you Yellow seems to be the worst, Why i dont know. I drive a 35 foot truck in the city and i have logged over a million klm's in the last 14 years without a single ticket so i know what i am talking about

  manny   --   Vancouver (British Columbia) (Canada)

posted: 2011-11-22 12:31:20

I compltely agree with most of the comments.Taxi drivers in vancouver are professionals.I take taxi once or twice a week in vancouver I never have any trouble with them nor they tried to charge me extra.Last week taxi driver has to wait for me for almost 10-15 minutes but he never charged me extra for that time as I have to buy something from 7-11.

  Tory   --   none (Albania)

posted: 2011-11-22 01:48:07

It's rellay great that people are sharing this information.

  noi   --   Vancouver (British Columbia) (Canada)

posted: 2011-04-25 02:04:41

I wish the cab industry was more honest as well. Last night when we went to drop off my friend i had to help her out of the cab because she was so drunk my other friend was sitting in the cab and the driver told her to get out. i left my clutch there thinking my friend would stay in the cab but when she got out he drove off. we tried calling back but the only thing they told us that they will issue a disbatch but noone came back. i had all my money in there my sister phone and my ids. i'm very upset they should be mored regulated and honest. I hope this is a lesson karma does happen. it was with yellow cab. i've never actually had a good experience with honest people in the cab industry. from now on i only rely on services like keys please where they pick you and your car up.

  paul   --   Vancouver (British Columbia) (Canada)

posted: 2011-04-22 12:14:21

i left my phone in the cab!. is there any lost and found for yellow cab?

  Nikki   --   Vancouver (British Columbia) (Canada)

posted: 2010-10-09 09:42:09

There are areas which the taxi's in Vancouver could improve their service. However, not all of the cab drivers are terrible, we only hear of those that are becuase we are all busy and don't have time to post the great experiences that we have had.
My blind friend took a cab one night. The driver not only did not rip him off by handing him the wrong change but walked him all the way to the door of my place instead of rushing to his next fare.
My other friend, Amanda, left her camera in the back of a cab. She got her camera back - delivered free of charge by a driver.
Best,
 
Nikki

  Malhia   --   Vancouver (British Columbia) (Canada)

posted: 2010-08-03 11:34:08

Mac lures cabs are the worst in vancouver ohh my GOD mostly driver are east indian and they are so rude they dont know how to give better service to their passenger,they always talking on the phone while passenger inside the cab, indian taxi driver are less educated and lack manner.

  STEPHEN   --   Vancouver (British Columbia) (Canada)

posted: 2010-03-16 09:09:20

YELLOW CABS ARE THIEVES!!! I left my phone, an i-phone, in the back seat -a fact I did not realize for 15 minutes. My friend had called and the driver answered the call stating that I had left the phone in his car. My friend ask him to drop the phone at my work and was told that was not possible as the driver was now on his way home. Yellow Cab policy is to turn any lost item in to the lost and found at the end of shift...and if not possible at the absolute latest the beginning of the next shift. My phone should have been there when I called at 515 PM it was not!My phone should have been there when I called at 930 the next morning, it was NOT! After 4 days my phone has still not been turned in! Why, because Yellow cabs and there employees are thieves! Because I flagged the cab, the company spokesperson says there is no way to track which driver it was that STOLE my phone. I do not believe this and in such consider all who work for this company to be a thief, as they are all supporting each other. I assume this is so in order to retain their ability to abuse and steal from their customers. My phone had a great deal of very important information on it, and it is my fault that I forgot it in the cab. It is also my misfortune to have come in contact with this group of thieves and for this I shall endeavor to let as many people as possible know how disreputable both these company and its personal are.

  SK Khoo   --   Vancouver (British Columbia) (Canada)

posted: 2009-07-21 02:34:55

I had a horrible experience with Checkers Cab on the morning of the 21st July, 2009, in Vancouver, BC. I had called for a taxi from Yellow Cab (another cab company in Vancouver) for a pick-up at my home. My Yellow Cab taxi arrived promptly. There was a lady named Darlene waiting for her taxi to the airport and said she had been waiting for almost 30 minutes. Not wanting her to be late for her flight, I offered her my taxi, saying I would take hers, which came a few minutes later (just after the Yellow Cab driver had finished loading Darlene's luggage and they were about to pull out). Darlene's cab was from the Black Top & Checkers Cab company (car 91). I explained the situation to the Checkers Cab driver and he immediately began to verbally abuse me. I offered to take his taxi but his verbal tirade only continued. I calmly explained the situation again and asked him to settle down but he simply continued to verbally attack me and the lady. I asked for his name and informed him that I wished to lodge a complaint. The driver refused to give it to me and just drove off after a last few heated words.
 
I realise, of course, that the driver might be upset at losing a lucrative fare to the airport and having a cross-town fare of about a third of the value. However, I had very politely explained why I had given up my taxi to the lady (Darlene) and at no time did I insist that he, the Checkers Cab driver, had to take me. I could have very easily called another Yellow Cab (which I did after this very unpleasant encounter) but I asked if he would take me since he was already here. There was absolutely ZERO justification for the verbal abuse I received. I called Checkers Cab to lodge a complaint and spoke with the Operations Manager who was very accommodating and said that the driver would be dealt with. However, I unable to verify if any action was, indeed, taken.
 
This is not the first time I've had a bad experience with Checkers Cab, which is why Yellow Cab is my preferred company to call when I do need a taxi in Vancouver. I have never had to wait very long for a Yellow Cab and the drivers have all been excellent and friendly. Their service is top-notch and generally worth the 20-30% tip I leave in appreciation for their efficient and trouble-free rides.

  anonymous    --   Vancouver (British Columbia) (Canada)

posted: 2010-03-02 04:04:59

As a employee of a local Vancouver cab company, I can assure you that whenever you lodge a complaint and even if a operations manager hears your complaint it was always go unheard. No action is ever taken, its all because most drivers are also share holders in the company and you cant fire a owner. The managers are the real employees, they cant discipline their bosses. Very bad system, needs to be overhauled.

  paul   --   Surrey (British Columbia) (Canada)

posted: 2009-05-21 11:13:14

i take taxis lot from surrey to langley, white rock i have tried every company in surrey but i have say Pacific cabs is the best their cars are very clean and new i would tell everyone atleast try once. I am very happy one good thing i like that u can book your taxi online.