Taxis in Rome
Dec 13th, 2006, 04:47 AM
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Taxis in Rome
In a recent message about taxis in Rome, I forgot to mention a fairly important point:
If you call a taxi, the driver - perfectly legally and legitimately - turns on his meter when he leaves the taxi stand at which he receives the call.
If you call a taxi, the driver - perfectly legally and legitimately - turns on his meter when he leaves the taxi stand at which he receives the call.
Dec 13th, 2006, 05:04 AM
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Eloise, thank you for posting this and the other helpful taxi information. Now, I have a question: The other day, in reading info about Rome taxis, I came across a reference to something like GRA, as in "the driver must switch from Rate One to Rate Two when you pass the GRA (I think it was GRA, or some similar initials.) This may have been in one of your posts, or on a website, I cannot remember....
I am confident that you will know the answer so I thank you, yet again.
I am confident that you will know the answer so I thank you, yet again.
Dec 13th, 2006, 05:08 AM
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Ek,
I'm glad you saw this; it was meant for you.
The GRA is the "Grande Raccordo Anulare", what I referred to in my other post - for simplicity's sake - as the "ring road" around Rome.
I'm glad you saw this; it was meant for you.
The GRA is the "Grande Raccordo Anulare", what I referred to in my other post - for simplicity's sake - as the "ring road" around Rome.
Dec 13th, 2006, 05:13 AM
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Greater Rome Area?
Incidentally, when a day trip train we took was delayed and we arrived back at Termini rather late, we decided to take a taxi rather than a bus back to the historic center. We came out of the station and went to the taxi rank, where there were only a couple of taxis and the drivers were all huddled together out of their cars on the pavement. When we approached they asked where we wanted to go. They said it would be 25 euros EACH to take us to Corso Vittorio Emmanuel at Palazzo Massimo. Normally it should be about 10 euro total. I asked what about just using the meter to which they replied "not tonight -- 50 euro for the two of you". I said we'd take the bus and they called out "good luck". When we got to the bus there were mobs of people. Seemed there was an unplanned bus strike of all the centrum busses and none were running. So the taxi drivers knew that and were ripping off the public. We walked as I refused to fall prey to their little game.
Incidentally, when a day trip train we took was delayed and we arrived back at Termini rather late, we decided to take a taxi rather than a bus back to the historic center. We came out of the station and went to the taxi rank, where there were only a couple of taxis and the drivers were all huddled together out of their cars on the pavement. When we approached they asked where we wanted to go. They said it would be 25 euros EACH to take us to Corso Vittorio Emmanuel at Palazzo Massimo. Normally it should be about 10 euro total. I asked what about just using the meter to which they replied "not tonight -- 50 euro for the two of you". I said we'd take the bus and they called out "good luck". When we got to the bus there were mobs of people. Seemed there was an unplanned bus strike of all the centrum busses and none were running. So the taxi drivers knew that and were ripping off the public. We walked as I refused to fall prey to their little game.
Dec 13th, 2006, 09:50 AM
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No. I suppose I should have, but wouldn't even know where that would be or how to report them since none of them were in a taxi, therefore I had no name or number. Meanwhile I was more concerned with getting back to our apartment and getting something to eat. And when I left the taxi rank, I had no idea why they were telling me what they were telling me as I had no idea that the busses weren't running.
Dec 13th, 2006, 12:24 PM
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<< If you call a taxi, the driver - perfectly legally and legitimately - turns on his meter when he leaves the taxi stand at which he receives the call. >>
I believe this practice is common in Paris as well.
Woody
I believe this practice is common in Paris as well.
Woody
