Ethos83

I've been taking taxis ever since selling the car and it's impressive how many of them drive in excess of the speed limit. Last Thursday a taxi taking me to a party in Motor City went up Umm Sequim Street at 110km, and US is a major speed trap. Same taxi went through Motor City at twice the speed limit.

Makes one wonder - the fines should be crippling for taxi drivers.

Bahtatboy

All the taxis in AD are now connected via GPS, and get warnings on their meters and-if the warnings are to be believed-fines. Makes the drive between AD and Dubai at bit pedestrian, but hey ho.

MAV_DXB

I think taxi drivers pay for their own fines out of their own pocket. I've been in plenty where they'll stick to the speed limit.

Bahtatboy

I'm bloody sure they do.

weasel central

I believe they have diplomatic immunity.

Also did you notice if he engaged the cloaking device?

seven seas

I think it's a bit like the TILT warning on a pibnball machine. if they persist then they do get fined, and they do have to pay it themselves.

They do seem to be on a pretty awful contract. Being cabbies, they learn where the speed cameras are very quickly.