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Originally Posted by Leoric
 It's truly good habit of u to confirm the price before hopping up any taxis in btm & i suppose u mean u took the taxi from around the old horizon ferry counter, which is no more. The new horizon counter is on the second floor of the ferry terminal today. |
Its often good habit
to confirm the price 1st before getting up any taxis in Batam that has no taxi meter...hehehe...otherwise like the sign you posted below, it can claim that taxi fare is like the below 30k rupiah price :
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Originally Posted by Leoric
How i wish i have read ur post earlier...
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But after reaching your destination, they will ask you for 50k rupiah. This has happened to my friend during CNY and thats the last straw...he showed them the photo above and pay driver 30k rupiah nett and ran into formosa hotel (special thanks to bro Blackpage's advise on stepping out of the taxi 1st before making taxi payment).
Taxi driver was cursing and swearing at my friend,hehehe... (imagine being cursed and sweared at during CNY time,and my friend was quite mad)
Anyone notice the Harbour Bay Ferry terminal OFFICIAL taxi stand signage below? Now, make a guess, what has been ERASED from it? Hehehe.. (or was it scratch off?) And why is the taxi stand sign hidden beside a metal pillar? Whereby people walking pass KFC can barely see it...hehehe...
Today, once again, i have to avoid taking taxi from any of the Harbour Bay terminal taxi stand. If i desperately need a taxi in Harbour Bay, i simply walked a bit to either Zest Hotel or Harbour Boutique hotel and ask them to get me a taxi at 35k rupiah instead. I usually pay the taxi driver 40k rupiah upon reaching my destination.
Then again, most time the respective hotels i stayed in will pick me up for free,hehehe... and they comes with VERY good polite service as well.
End of the trip upon reaching hotel, i tipped the hotel driver 10k to 20k rupiah,hehehe...and he's so thankful to me (or the least he makes me feel that he's thankful enough),hehehe...
So i barely need to use the taxis in Harbour Bay ferry terminal anyway.
Taxi drivers in Ferry Terminals and shopping mall (especially Nagoya Hill Mall ones) are some of the WORST people in Batam. And worst is a strong word.