http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/02/11/bangladesh-visa-guy-decides-my-destination/ Backpacking around the world on my income from the internet. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:02:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/02/11/bangladesh-visa-guy-decides-my-destination/#comment-34399 Nerdy Nomad » 9 Tips for Dealing with Dodgy Taxi Drivers Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:04:39 +0000 http://www.nerdynomad.com/2008/02/11/bangladesh-visa-guy-decides-my-destination/#comment-34399 [...] Make them turn on the meter - This tip is more for Manila but it probably applies to other places as well. If a driver refuses to turn on his meter, just get out of the taxi because you will end up paying much more. In Manila they will say that traffic is heavy and they are doing you a favour… they’re not. I took enough cabs in this city, with meter and without (going back and forth to the Bangladeshi embassy) to know that you will always be better off on the meter. [...] [...] Make them turn on the meter – This tip is more for Manila but it probably applies to other places as well. If a driver refuses to turn on his meter, just get out of the taxi because you will end up paying much more. In Manila they will say that traffic is heavy and they are doing you a favour… they’re not. I took enough cabs in this city, with meter and without (going back and forth to the Bangladeshi embassy) to know that you will always be better off on the meter. [...]

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