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Asterix said:
Booked for 6:30pm - still waiting and it's just passed 8pm.
Absolute f
king joke.
Probably won't help to know that booking early offers no benefit; your request is logged as a job in the system and is simply released at your required time - joining the back of whatever queue exists in your area at that point. Absolute f
king joke.I tend not to use them at all on the way out any more; we just take the Wrongler, get a cab home and pick it up at a convenient time...sometimes several days later.
This^!
Phone and book on the auto system.
Call back 30 mins before pickup due, get hold of a real live person, ask if any driver has accepted the call.
Repeat at 5 minute intervals until you get bored/give up/taxi arrives.
Simple!
And yes, it's an absolutely crazy system that gives you the impression you've made a booking, when in fact all that's happened is your call is logged and absolutely nothing will happen as a result.
Phone and book on the auto system.
Call back 30 mins before pickup due, get hold of a real live person, ask if any driver has accepted the call.
Repeat at 5 minute intervals until you get bored/give up/taxi arrives.
Simple!
And yes, it's an absolutely crazy system that gives you the impression you've made a booking, when in fact all that's happened is your call is logged and absolutely nothing will happen as a result.
The automated system is only really any good for early morning collections, for flights etc.
To even think about getting a taxi from home on a Thursday evening, you need to be a little bit
I usually drive to Mall of the Emirates and either get a taxi from Kempinski (where, incidently, while you were waiting for 2 hours plus for one to come to your house there were probably 50 of the damn things parked up) or just get the Metro. Not ideal if your Mrs is dressed for dinner though...
To even think about getting a taxi from home on a Thursday evening, you need to be a little bit
I usually drive to Mall of the Emirates and either get a taxi from Kempinski (where, incidently, while you were waiting for 2 hours plus for one to come to your house there were probably 50 of the damn things parked up) or just get the Metro. Not ideal if your Mrs is dressed for dinner though...
Hitch78 said:
85Carrera said:
Use Safe Driver.
Drive your car there, you get driven home.
Avoids using taxis at all which tend to be filthy and badly driven.
Didn't know that was on offer out here - what's the cost?Drive your car there, you get driven home.
Avoids using taxis at all which tend to be filthy and badly driven.
Cost is just a tiny bit more than a taxi each-way.
85Carrera said:
Use Safe Driver.
Drive your car there, you get driven home.
Avoids using taxis at all which tend to be filthy and badly driven.
Got the number for that?Drive your car there, you get driven home.
Avoids using taxis at all which tend to be filthy and badly driven.
Taxis are often useless here, but it's a lot better than a couple of years ago, where you'd phone up and none would turn up at all, and if you tried to hail one in the street they'd lock the doors and not let you in unless it was a monster journey. Definitely improved since then.
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