[quote=cunning stunt]the yellow cabs are great news when picked up at the airport but would advise caution about flagging one down outside on the streets. i made the mistake of doing this on roxas recently and was astonished at how the meter spun like a fruit machine. by the time we reached baclaran it had hit 120 pesos when it should have read about 45 in a normal taxi. i pointed this out to the driver who could only shrug apologetically. so i paid him off and jumped in a ordinary taxi.
unless it was a rigged meter (which seems unlikely), i fail to understand this. i am sure that when i have caught yellow cabs at the airport, the meter has turned at relatively normal speed, if slightly faster than a normal cab.
any ideas or similar experiences?
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fyi, those yellow cabs start out at a higher pesos rate once the meter is turned on. i'm not sure about the meter turning but it might start out at 70 pesos and then turn from there. those cabs are mainly used to leave the airport since the other metered taxis aren't allowed to wait around. the yellow airport taxis if empty are normally returning back to one of the many terminals to pick up more passengers.