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Old Mar 25, 2018, 10:02 pm
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qsharp
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SIN, BKK, MNL, HAM, TXL
Programs: KF*G, AB*G, IBP*G, LCAH*Plat, HH*D, ONYX*Plat, BW*DS
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If you are familiar with Uber or Grab, I would recommend those over a metered cab.

Advantages being:
  1. Private car pick-up is on the same floor as arrivals. So after immigration and luggage collection, it is basically 20 steps out of the terminal instead of going to the taxi bay in the basement at which you need to collect a queue number.
  2. Cab drivers often conveniently forget English, receipt printing paper or the ability to turn on the meter despite it being harshly prosecuted and enforced nowadays. Miscommunication and misroutings are a common sight.
  3. Accountability: you have a fixed upfront fare agreed via the app, can track the route and complain to the app provider if necessary. What I also value the most is the digital receipts for claims purposes. Bonus: Grab offers a loyalty program, which allows you to accumulate points for redemptions such as ride vouchers.
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