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why are taxis in the philippines old, smelly and run down?

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    Last Updated: September 10th, 2011

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11 Comments

  1. #1
    alsaco38
    September 10th, 2011 at 3:31 pm

    The fare would increase but knowing this country well not the quality of the taxis..! There are too many laws here already..but they are not implemented or monitored! We don’t need more regulation here but a change of mentalities.lets go back to values!

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    Brian F
    September 10th, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    Don’t know where in the Philippines you are, but the cabs I’ve used in Angeles have always been clean.

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    SSS
    September 10th, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    Santa Claus and many slutty girls sat in them. LOL Whereever the slutty girls sit- they pollute the spot.

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    Juan C
    September 10th, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    some cabs are fine, but the others suck… private ones are the better though, those you call on the phone and ask their service…

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    sketchcouk
    September 10th, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    You would notice generally two things. A nice taxi is either run by the airport or is owned by the driver itself; or is run down and owned by a taxi company.

    Its basically run down cause the taxi is being driven by different people on different shifts, the drivers take turns but the taxi runs 24/7. Drivers who own their own cab keep it nice and neat, driving for at most 10 hours a day.

    Doesn’t really matter if you hike up the fare, if the cab company doesn’t shape up, taxis will still be run-down and smelly.

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  6. #6
    Lajuana
    September 10th, 2011 at 5:49 pm

    Mostly because Filipinos don’t give a crap about anything. Especially someone elses vehicle.

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    hettitiern
    September 10th, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    No, I find taxis in the Philippines well worth their money (if you avoid the scammers)

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  8. #8
    Lapu-lapu arf
    September 10th, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    Update…

    There are brand new taxis in the Philippines.

    Where have you been lately?

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  9. #9
    blue gardenia
    September 10th, 2011 at 7:35 pm

    keeping cabs clean is not expensive. money should be put on keeping motor engine well-maintained. safety first.

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  10. #10
    Isay
    September 10th, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    it’s a third world country. do you think the taxi guys can afford a new taxi?

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    Android
    September 10th, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    Just poor maintenance. The important thing to them drivers and operators is the engine and everything that makes the car run after the first gear so that they can continue fetching passengers.

    I would love it if the LTFRB would hand-down an order to improve their services and standards. But if it means an increase in fare, that wouldn’t be fair to commuters. Isn’t the fare already covering maintenance costs?

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