Originally Posted by
matio_svk
not saying there is something wrong, but:
1, there will be 4 of us, dont know if regular beijing taxis take 4 peopele (opposed to uberXL)
2, prefer cashless payments (i know, stupid, especially in china)
3, i usually distrust taxi drivers in areas i am not familiar with (dont know how dis/honest beijing drivers are to foreigners)
I have taken a ton of taxis over the last 10 years and dishonest drivers are extremely rare in Beijing.
Once a driver took me to the wrong part of town. Honest mistake as it was a new hotel and once at destination, he asked me to pay whatever I wanted.
Another one took me far from my destination. My mistake, poor prononciation. He eventually got me there, had stopped the meter and said that it was free of charge. i still paid him the usual fare.
Where I have "bad" drivers" was outside popular tourist attractions. They were waiting for suckers. I always fly them on the street.