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PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:23 pm 
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What do you make of this?

http://www.taxiclub.co.uk/tsapps/mgrqispi93.dll

It's just over 3 miles surely £15.00 is way over the top?


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:37 pm 
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mznutty1 wrote:
What do you make of this?

http://www.taxiclub.co.uk/tsapps/mgrqispi93.dll

It's just over 3 miles surely £15.00 is way over the top?


http://www.taxiclub.co.uk/

Just done a known route my end, our charge on the meter a tenner, their charge £15


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:40 pm 
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Well the route i put in is one i do quite regularly and even when the company i use are on tarrif 2 for sat/sun bank hol etc i have only ever paid between £5.80-£7.80


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:43 pm 
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mznutty1 wrote:
What do you make of this?

http://www.taxiclub.co.uk/tsapps/mgrqispi93.dll

It's just over 3 miles surely £15.00 is way over the top?


just banged another 4 mile route in, they all seem to come up with 15 quid


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:52 pm 
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Yeah most the ones i have done are the same, what do you make of it?
It seems as though this is a bit of a rip off maybe to people who dont know the area they wish to travel to. :roll:


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Yes, I think you're right - the prices seem well above the going rate.

But this isn't untypical of these type of sites, and as usual the vague references to 'executive' and the like could mean anything, except, of course, the price that people are paying.

These sites often make a big deal about being good for customers, but what they often seem to do is make things more cofusing and misleading.

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TDO wrote:
Yes, I think you're right - the prices seem well above the going rate.

These sites often make a big deal about being good for customers, but what they often seem to do is make things more cofusing and misleading.


you can be sure that all they do is contact a local PH company who will do the work for the normal flat rate, and then the site owner pockets the difference.

bit of a rip off, but still more relistic than that other website that was on here a while back.


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:05 pm 
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mznutty1 wrote:
What do you make of this?

http://www.taxiclub.co.uk/tsapps/mgrqispi93.dll

It's just over 3 miles surely £15.00 is way over the top?

Isn't that the London night rate? :D

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:53 am 
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Ollie wrote:
mznutty1 wrote:
What do you make of this?

http://www.taxiclub.co.uk/tsapps/mgrqispi93.dll

It's just over 3 miles surely £15.00 is way over the top?

Isn't that the London night rate? :D

Ollie



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