What is it with the cost of black cab taxi’s in Edinburgh nowadays?
I just got one from the High street to Blackford and it cost eleven quid! That was with a bare minimum tip as the driver didn’t take cards.
I’ve been in Glasgow a bit recently and Black cab taxi’s seem to be far cheaper. Never really partaken with the likes of Uber in Edinburgh but surely they’re cheaper?
(Don’t think it helped my mood this was right after today’s game!)
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02-02-2019 05:15 PM #1
The price of taxi’s
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02-02-2019 06:00 PM #2
I stopped using any sort of taxi around three years ago. I simply refuse to line the pockets of drivers. Bus or night bus for me every time I need transport now. Its a no brainer.
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02-02-2019 06:59 PM #3
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I’m currently driving for Uber for a couple of months works out around half the price of a black cab.
Use them all the time myself the app works great.
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02-02-2019 10:55 PM #4
Don't use them or don't tip them if you feel ripped off. I can't remember the last time I used a taxi.
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02-02-2019 11:03 PM #5
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I would only use a black cab in exceptional circumstances. I would do my best to avoid the worst drivers on the road, mini cabs and I'd never use UBER.
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03-02-2019 04:39 AM #6
J-C and a few other posters will be along soon.
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03-02-2019 05:26 AM #7
I use black cabs regularly, I like the experience of being taken to my destination safely via the quickest route without having to act as navigator, I have the City Cabs app on my phone.
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03-02-2019 05:47 AM #8
The last time I got a taxi it cost me nearly £30 from the East end of princes st to Musselburgh, I think thats outrageous, I've used the night bus since then.
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03-02-2019 07:36 AM #9
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If it wasn’t for the cold and the fact my son had Been taunted by the Aberdeen fans as we walked past Easter Road after the game I would have walked to a bus stop. In fact I would have carried his twelve year old arse back home!
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03-02-2019 11:29 AM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Also, when you get a taxi from the airport back to say Blackford and the guy takes you all the way into town before cutting through and heading to Blackford?!
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03-02-2019 09:32 AM #13
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This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteLife should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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I swear, I was out with the Mrs and we got a cab home, it was something like £28.40 and I handed over £30. Couldn't believe myself.Hibs.nets negative posting legend and unofficial ticket agent.
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03-02-2019 11:31 AM #16
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I have a deep dislike of Edinburgh black cabs. It may be unfounded but they are over expensive and very tourist driven.
When I have had to take one the drivers seemed totally ignorant of the destination even though it was central Edinburgh at the time.
To be fair, I do understand how expensive they are to run but more expensive than Glasgow?
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03-02-2019 12:13 PM #17
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This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteLife should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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04-02-2019 03:37 PM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote''It's always been just part of the culture. Growing up, for most working-class kids, is all about football, music or clothes. You might not have much money, but whatever you have got, you're going to look good.'' - Paul Weller
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04-02-2019 05:34 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
**** that, you ken theres a night buses down that way now?
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04-02-2019 06:02 PM #20
Back around 15-20 years ago I lived just round from Murrayfield stadium and worked in Bonnyrigg. Didn’t drive in those days and very occasionally I had to taxi it, usually if I had gone out after work or slept in and missed the bus. Back then it was 20-25 quid easy, with one of the two big black cab firms. Doesn’t sound like it is too much more expensive nowadays which is a surprise.
Re a previous post, I’ve nevertheless always found Glasgow far, far cheaper for a cab. As for Uber I’ve used them in English cities and found them spot on. In Leeds in particular they were clean, reliable and efficient whereas the one black cab we used was a bit dirty and definitely took a long way for a short cut. I think the council in Leeds is quite strict on enforcing standards for private hires which maybe explains that.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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03-02-2019 07:47 AM #21This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Watching the PHs go into full on panic mode when the sat nav fails them is amusing but you then end up getting taken on a tour of Edinburgh as even the most precise directions confuse them.
I always use a black cab if I can. There's a good reason for them being a bit more expensive than a PH or Uber.
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My worst experience was when I lived in Bruntsfield and arguing with a black cab driver who insisted Leamington Place was in South Queensferry. Eh, I think I know where I live, thank you.
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03-02-2019 09:38 AM #24
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I remember when I first started I was nervous as hell about going the wrong way and getting the inevitable "Eh where you going pal?"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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03-02-2019 09:44 AM #25
I will add that when I talk about the excellent service and knowledge of black cab drivers I am generally talking about the drivers I encounter regularly through City Cabs. I have experienced totally the opposite in severally black cabs either hailed or off a rank, these have generally been cash only street cabs with no affiliation to anyone.
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03-02-2019 10:52 AM #26
I should point out a positive story regarding black cabs. A couple of years ago we were going on holiday and got a black cab to the airport. Came back from holiday and my ex wife went to unlock the front door and couldn’t find her keys. She reckoned she had left them in the hotel safe. A couple of weeks later, the doorbell rang and here was the cabbie that too us to the airport with our keys. They had fell out her pocket in the taxi.
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03-02-2019 11:32 AM #27
Uber is great value. The app is excellent and you can use it most major cities around Europe. You know the price before booking and if you let them know a better route, they take it without moaning.
For me it’s Uber first or Capital Cars with their 20% discount. Both far better value than black cabs.
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03-02-2019 12:33 PM #28This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I've used them a few times but never been offered the discount, just the meter rate!
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03-02-2019 06:28 PM #30
I'd only ever take a black cab if I was sharing.
Most folk I know feel the same.
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