The Goa taxi drivers have a new trick if you have your own vehicle like me and park up in a busy area (Candolim) they let one of your tires down by putting a stone in the dust cap to let the air out so when you return you need a taxi or help from them
This is now becoming a common thing according to the people that I use to repair my flat tyre
This just shows how bad things are getting for them

They are desperate one taxi driver told us he had not taken one rupee in three days. Another was very rude and said "Why you English come here with no money, monkeys are all you are, go home! That's nice I thought and you expect business from us I would rather walk.

The BHI commissioner asked if we had faced any racism here, I told him the story as it had happened the day before, my friend was there to back me up. He was appalled.

there are plenty of big spending indian tourists in goa

why are these taxi divers not getting good business from them?

Because Indian tourists almost never use the Goan taxi drivers!

Read IndiaMike on the subject, and you will find they approach Goa well informed on this issue and will avoid these ars*holes at all costs....

The best you can say about these layabouts is they do not make any attempt to disguise their intentions.......

Here we are, we wish to seriously overcharge you, please just pay us whatever we ask.

SCUM.

Taxi prices have "officially" been increased this week. If we pay the "official" prices we would be paying at least half price.

Having read your opinionated postings for some time now I had to reply to this one. I am usually a reader (or lurker as you would say).
Yes some taxi drivers may be as you describe but mine certainly is not and would be appalled to read your rant as he is a hard working man who does not sit on his back side all day waiting for business but works other jobs as well. Do not tar them all with the same brush.
If you hate Goa and the Goans why do you bother staying in Goa and go and spend you cash elsewhere.

Did I say ALL taxi drivers?

I also know hard working ones, but the vast majority sit around waiting for the work to come to them.

Thank you for the lifestyle advice, however, you are a bit late with that, and Happy Christmas........

Oh, and welcome to BritishExpats, of course!


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Hi nokiauser - Welcome to BE glad you have come in from the cold and joined us. (or are you in the warm in Goa)

I agree not all taxi drivers are the same, but this year they are really feeling the pinch, and the one I wrote about, we had known him for 18 years his rant about the English was totalled uncalled for. For once I was speechless.

I thought you knew Goans well enough to know that it doesn't matter how many years you have known them they will still crap on you...not all of course but the vast majority.

I totally agree with you. What we have done for some families WELL !!!!
But I am really a soft touch when I see a family member so ill etc. Don't want anything in return just not to be (as you say) crapped on. Have a good Christmas.

Auto ride to cost 30% more

HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, DEC 15


The State government through a fresh notification on Monday hiked the fare rates by almost 30 per cent, which has been implemented since December 13.

As per the new rates, people travelling by private motorcycles will have to shell out Rs 12 for the first kilometre as against earlier Rs 10 for the first three kilometres. Further Rs 4 will be added for per kilometre. At the same time, the pilots will ask for waiting charges of Rs 10 per hour or Rs 2 for each ten minutes.

In case of autorickshaw, people will have to pay Rs 13 for first one kilometre and Rs 10 for each additional kilometre. Not just this, luggage above 15 kg will be charged Rs 5 each along with waiting charges of Rs 15 per hour.

The government has also hiked fare rates for Yellow/black taxis, which will now charge Rs 14 for the first kilometre. With every additional kilometre, Rs 12 will be added along with waiting charges of Rs 25 and luggage charges of Rs 10 (above 15 kg).

Similarly, taxis with and above 1500 cc engine will charge Rs 16 and Rs 18 respectively. The additional kilometres will help them to fetch Rs 10 and Rs 15 each per kilometre, whereas; super luxury taxis will charge Rs 28 for first one kilometre, with additional Rs 22 per kilometre.

The fare rates of Maxi cabs have also been revised.

“The operators will have to go as per the government rates. The violators will be strictly punished,” transport director Arun Dessai said.



Someone on HT recently posted they were very happy to pay a haggled 220R/- for a tuk tuk from Santana Resort (at Acron Arcade, Sinquerim) to Calangute. Even at these new rates, I am not convinced this is a distance of 21.5 km (more like 5km max), but it's only 3 quid, innit!

Short term tourists indiscriminately throwing dosh around with some kind of post colonial guilt or false sense of financial superiority only causes inflation for all, local population included, and stimulates greed, envy and resentment amongst those fighting amongst the catch of big, medium and small tourist fish.

Can't wait for them to use the meters, we would not need our own vehicle t Prices are a laugh!!! Can you believe that the taxi driver who insulted me and my friend, actually stopped taffic to let us pass to-day and called to say hello - what was he on!

because the indians don´t like goans,they prefer pay a proper indian chauffeur in goa than giving it to goans.above all,the goans,call them self goans and not indians.that make me laugh.

nothing new,did happen to me 8 years ago,front of taxi point,CSM HOTEL,back from KC´S BAR,flat tyre,i called the ones i know by face,showed 100 rupees,and the job was done,but never parked there again.

Same thing happened to us 2 yesrs ago at Hillside. Left the jeep parked and came out to find all tyres out of air and very keen taxi drivers waiting in hope. Again, never parked there in that spot another time. Always went a bit further on and walked back.