Etiquette Statement for Beijing Taxi
The sticker placed in the car lists etiquette Beijing taxi drivers should follow. You can also interpret this as something that drivers tend to or used to do until recently.
1. Inside the car should be organized, shall not be personalized.
2. Inside the car shall not smell.
3. The driver shall wear uniform during operation (I have never seen a driver wearing uniform)
4. Passengers can request the settings inside the car
5. Driver should sincerely serve; talk politely
6. Make sure passenger carries one’s belongings
7. Should proactively help passenger to place their luggage
8. Should not smoke or drink during its operation
9. Use meter accurately
10. Should voluntarily provide receipts
11. Receipts should be clearly readable
12. Should not spit or throw bins outside
13. Should accept credit card payments
Based on my personal experience, Beijing taxi drivers are one of the best mannered taxi drivers in China now. We seldom come across with a driver who tries to cheat or resists to issue receipts. In a sense, we could already presume that by the time we see such stickers properly visible in a vehicle, these manners are most likely put into practice.
Personally I find the quality of Beijing taxi lies elsewhere, and I very much prefer Beijing taxi over ones in Tokyo. Beijing taxi drivers, they are flexible, friendly, and helpful. A taxi driver would keep an eye on my luggage and my daughter as I check if I am in the right terminal and fetch a cart at the airport. Without running a meter. Unlike in Tokyo, they wouldn’t play a recorded voice telling me that I should buckle a seat belt, either. What is there not to love about them?
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> What is there not to love about them?
Sometimes, the smell
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Indeed!
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“Should accept credit card payments” ..this is possible in taxi without terminal connection? Maybe with embossed cards, but that is completely unsecure.
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Hear, hear! I never had a bad experience with Beijing taxi drivers. Most of them are really fun to talk to and often they give you a free overview of what’s cooking in Beijing.