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General precautions in Belgrade
General precautions in Belgrade
It is always best if you order taxi by phone since your order will be saved in the operator database. Most of honest taxi drivers work for Pink taxi: +381-11/9803 and Lux taxi: +381-11/3033-123. Here is the official info about taxi service in Belgrade.
Whenever you enter a cab, be sure to chose one with a roof sign indicating it's a city-regulated radio taxi (which carry a little blue sign with the city coat of arms and a number on it). Never take a privately owned cab (the ones with the white marker on the top that does not list the name of the company), since you can pay up to four times the normal price. Also, most of legal taxis have their license plates ending with TX (for example: BG-1234-TX). However, old license plates are still in use until the end of 2011, so not all legal taxis have the "TX" yet.
Insist that the trip be metered. The only exception is the case when you take taxi from the Arrivals section on the airport, where it is possible to buy vouchers with fixed prices. As of June 2010, the flag fall for starting a ride is RSD 140 (€1.5), and the rate is RSD 55 per kilometer (1st tariff) or RSD 70 per kilometer (2nd tariff, at night and weekends). Take note that a normal 'step' on a taximeter is about 3 dinars a time. Tipping taxi drivers is welcome but not required. You only have to pay the amount displayed on the meter and your luggage is included in price.
Typical rip-off scenario involves a device known as "turbine". By pressing specially installed button (usually on the left of the steering wheel, or next to the clutch pedal) the driver starts the "turbine" and fools the meter to charge much faster then the usual speed. The change in the charging speed is obvious, so dishonest drivers talk and show around a lot, to make their passengers keep an eye off the taxi meter. The best way to prevent the driver from starting the turbine is to keep an eye on the meter at all times.
If you believe that the driver is trying to rip you off, call the operator of that taxi association to check if the price is regular for the specified distance. Afraid of the inspection, they might call back the driver and bring him to reason. Also, ask for a signed bill indicating date, time, start and end destination, price and drivers signature. Write down the number on the blue sign on the vehicle roof, as well as the license plates. Report the incident to city inspection (+381-11/3227-000) and if you are going from or to the airport, report it also to airport inspection (+381-11/2097-373, [email protected]). If the driver is aggresive towards you, call the police.
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