Meter Robbery Techniques in Cebu City Taxis

How do greedy drivers (most of whom are shabu or methamphetamine users) rob you when you ride taxis in Cebu City?

1. After meter calibration, the drivers use smaller wheels on their taxis that spin faster and moves the meter at a rapid clip.
2. I noticed one taxi driver of CHC taxi who kept blowing his horn for no apparent reason. The wire that led to the meter was attached to his horn button.
   
3. Some drivers have the wire attached to the steering wheel.
4. Others have the wire under their feet or at the left side on their door.
5. If you notice a taxi with broken seals, watch out, that's a sign of tampering.
6. A taxi driver that seems to stop at every red light or does not overtake has a meter that moves fast during idle or waiting mode.
7. A driver who drives slowly might have a meter that runs real fast, so he disguises this by driving slowly.
8. Taxis that wait at the port area, airport or at beach resorts don't use meters but use the wholesale method of charging their passengers.
   

Taxis in Cebu: The Best and the Worst

Hi. This service is brought to you by the Taxi Riders of Cebu. This will help you to choose which is the best, safest and most honest taxis to ride when in Cebu City. The most dangerous thing a taxi can do to you is cheat or rob you of your money due to a VERY FAST METER. Here is a guide to the BEST TAXIS of Cebu City.

BEST TAXIS:

KEN TAXI - owned by strict Japanese who wouldn't hesitate to kick out bad drivers.

JOYSELLNER, KEVINMITZ, MARK NOREEN - owned by one operator

JUSCAR TAXI

DOWNEY TAXI

MARMIC TAXI

TIGER TAXI

R & F TAXI

VAN SYSTEM

LONA TAXI

SAN VICENTE FERRER

BEWARE OF THE TAXIS WITH THESE NAMES :
Some if not most of them have fast meters - known as "rak-rak"

EC FRIENDS - has very fast meters and allowed by the operator
CHC
AE TAXI
WORLDSTAR TAXI
RP COROMINAS TAXI
CATZ TAXI
CATCHIE
RDSAMC
CTC TAXI
ROC TAXI
SPIDER TAXI
CEMI
SCORPION TAXI
REVOLUTION TAXI
AIRLAND TAXI
HOLIDAY TAXI
LIGHT TAXI - Dilapidated with nonexistent airconditioning