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Originally Posted by SheldonXX
Didn't know it will be so problematic calling driver to pick me up at Nagoya Hill Mall. During my trip 2 weeks ago, I booked a taxi for 300k to pick me up at Batam Center, until send me back to Batam Center the following day. We didn't encounter this problem with the taxi counter when he came to fetch me after my shopping trip.
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I have been using a 200k to 300k full day taxi for over the last 2 years or so,i haven't met with any issue at Nagoya Hill Mall,BCS,Harbor Bay Mall nor any other ferry terminals or shopping center before (yet).
The thing is,if its Uber or Grab in Batam,will I have a problem? What tells these different category of taxi drivers apart? (since I believe they are gonna look quite about the same with those full day taxi drivers anyway)
Hang Nadim airport has their own category of taxis whereby they can only pick up passenger from the airport (what I heard). Silver cab and Blue bird can be differentiate by their taxi color. Hmm...what about Uber and Grab? I am sure they will just look like any other normal vehicle on the road unless....well, they themselves let the cat out of their own bags,hehehe...
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Originally Posted by Kaboon
There's only the need to find the correct solutions to bypass these grp of 0.0001% LOCALs who r abv the laws to get to one's key objective (which in this scenario were, using Uber & Grab).
For those who chose not to "think",specifically for solution of any kind, then it's only right for them to pay that few extra bucks.
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I have been working on my taxi expenses since the beginning of my batam trips. My solution most often comes with low price and to my convenience. No need to walk out of the way to wait,and yet be paying the lower if not lowest for their fare.
Believe it or not,i have never use Uber nor Grab before...hehehe...not even in Singapore. And Batam could likely be my 1st try. But I will need more information and better understanding of their culture, as to try to outplay its system. No hurry tho,unless they are offering really attractive offers eg,like some Free Rides...hehehe... (since most of my taxi ride today were already very low)