so i called a dartmouth cab company for my friend and they first ring, then i hung up i said wow that was fast the awnserd cab probably wont take long,
then we looked out the window and there was a cab in the driveway, my friend scrabbled for her things and when she ran out the cab was gone, when she called to ask if the cab responded to the call or if someone took it on her or whatever, the dispatch screamed at her over the phone…
when i tried calling back 10mins later (give the guy time to cool off) he lectured me first then then screamed at me until i hung up on him. i was really upset because i am very polite on the phone and a 30 second conversation would have cleared the whole issue up. when we called the supervisor we got more rude comments. there is no regulations for these cab companies,
its not just the rude dispatchers who yell at you and hang up in your ear. call a cab from a payphone and the chances that they will even show up is slim,
FUCK!!!
—frustrated and taking the bus
This article appears in Nov 12-18, 2009.
Tip: don’t tip cabs!
I’ve had some similarly frustrating “interactions” from the same one and only Dartmouth taxi “service”… I look forward to the de-zoning of the regional Taxi system… perhaps some competition from Halifax cab companies will force them to shape up their service a little!
The way to fix the HRM cab problems , are IMO to totally get rid of the taxi commission. Let the motor vehicle inspection act (& the garages that inspect for it) take on inspecting & approving cabs, every 6 months. Get rid of the zones. Let cabs go where ever they want. Third let as many people who want to drive cabs, drive them. Fourth let independant cabbies on the roads, get rid of fuckstick the dispatcher & you’ll see change. The last 2 years I lived in Dartmouth before moving to the woods, getting cabs was a horrific experience, until I got ahold of several cards from cabbies who let me in on a little secret, cab stands often ‘feed’ their favorite drivers & let the other sit in limbo. When you have a cell phone number, the cabbies I used would tell me, I’m going to be right there, or i’m going to be at least 20 or 30 minutes…you could have another drink etc. Another plus to this was , some other ass#*(@ couldn’t take my cab ! The cabbies got to know who i was & it worked like a charm .
My pet peeve is cabbies who like to take me on the long way to my destination (and I know this town well enough after having lived here all of my life when I’m being taken on an unneccesary excursion)…
Also tops on the annoying list are the “I don’t have change for a twenty” cabbies – WTF!?
It’s part of your job to have change – it’s not my responsibility. One guy even tried to keep the meter running when he had to go past my destination to the nearest gas station to get change – and then to top it off he asks me “Well don’t you need to buy anything, a coffee or a paper, then you can get the change” WTF!?
I went out on night with a bunch of friends and called a cab because walking alone is not so safe….right? and as I reach over to hand the cabbie the 20 for the ride, he asks me “You going to be up for a while?” SERIOUSLY WTF!!!????
I snatched my cash out of his hand and said fuck you …..then rushed in the back door, didnt turn on any lights so he couldn’t see what place was mine…..I wish I had gotten the # from his light…..
Cabbies suck…..
no tips for that company anymore and I would inform the driver as to why they weren’t getting a tip and to take it up with his manager.
@ More:
Did you really just garble out the ‘hole’ part of “ass#*(@”? …awesome.
bobs? haha just offer them ten bucks cash for a 12 dollar ride with no meter – they’ll do it and then you don’t need change for a twenty- and you save a few bucks – musta been from some hailwood person that have no clue how to use darkside cabs haha
I had a Dartmouth cabbie ask me to pay him up front so he could get gas to take me to my destination.
I had a cabbie ask if rather then paying could I have sex with his wife (showed picture) while he watched… True story… Needless to say my ass was out of that cab at the next red light, I dont even know if the cab had come to a complete stop.
Wow, Logic, you must be all that ; )
So she was a real heifer huh?
Acctually she was rather attractive, but who knows if that really was her, or if she really existed… However inticing that part may have been, common sense screamed get the hell out of there…
I agree that Dartmouth Monopoly Cab Inc needs some competition. It’s hard to rely on them to get to work in the morning when they show up, then leave, or they nearly run you in your own parking lot over while you’re trying to wave them down.
The best way is to have your own personal cabbies. When you find cabbies that you like, you ask them for their business card. When you need a cab, you call them instead of a company.
Oh, and if you take good care of your personal cabbies, they take good care of you = p
(Promptness not sexual favours = )
I like it HKM. No need to wait for competition between cab companies. It can exist between cabbies if you want it…no monopoly.
Lol HKM, I’ve adopted that system, ask them their usual hrs and if they meet your needs your all set. And you don’t need to do thier wives, lol…
There is regulation for cab companies. It’s called the Better Business Bureau.
Kay, shut up.