Posted by
poppy101
18 yrs ago
I find it frustrating that taxis will often refuse cross harbour fares. I have been late for meetings/appointments simply because one taxi after another will refuse to take me. I have noticed that in some taxis it is clearly stated that drivers must not refuse a fare. Do you have the right to report them?
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seal
18 yrs ago
It depends poppy. If you are on HK Island and you are flagging down a Kowloon Taxi, then he / she is only supposed to pick up at designated areas and vice versa. There is a list on one of the government websites of these areas, unfortunately I cannot recall which one.
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"In theory", urban taxis (red) can operate in HK and Kowloon, so should not refuse you, unless at a cross-harbour taxi stand.
But, as we know, practice is another matter. Get yourself to a cross-harbour stand and you will assured of a ride or look for the "Out of Service" sign over the hire sign and do the "under the tunnel" hand signal.
Taxis stands for HK/Kowloon/NT:
http://www.td.gov.hk/FileManager/EN/Content_276/taxi_stand200605.xls
And the Guide to Taxis (look at p20, point 12 for relevant information):
http://www.td.gov.hk/UtilityManager/Publication/upload/3c.pdf
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> Sometimes they refuse becaue they don't know the
> way on the other side of the city.
That would make sense -- I've never been refused, but I always give the address in Cantonese.
Do you get refused if you have the address written down in Chinese?
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Claire's right, if you're nowhere near a cross-harbour stand, deliberately look out for "out-of-service" cabs, making their way back to the other side. Make eye conatct and do the tunnel sign - always works for me! I can understand them refusing fares as the cross-harbour tunnel congestion is so bad that they could spend most of the day going back and forth in traffic after each fare. Another suggestion is to ask the cab to take you to a kowloon/Hong Kong cab.
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No taxi are allowed to refuse a fare except if they have their flag covered or if they are waiting in designated areas for cross tunnels. It is against the law if they stop ask you where you are going then speed off leaving you in the dust. What one should do if encountering such situation is to get in the taxi refuse to leave and if the driver insist the refusal, then kindly ask him to drive you to the nearest police station. Or you can call the police on the spot.
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