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Same sort of situation last week when coming back from manila at the airport, trike drivers screaming at me and following me everywhere, I told them p50 to Mia's which is just around the corner and all refused so walked out the gate to find a normal driver who took me there and gave him p40!
Those guys at the airport never learn, bet none of them got a fare
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i disagree with this one. In my experience, asking how much the ride will cost is you telling them you don't know what the price should be. In the rare occasion that I do get in a trike I just get in and tell them where I am going. If they ask me "how much" I get out and walk away without saying a word and find another trike as I've learned that there is no sense in trying to negotiate with drivers that ask that question....it has never worked out to be a price I would remotely even agree on. I also have a list of alternative nearby places in case they don't understand where I am telling them to go....last resort is to say "go that way" (and then point in the general direction with my lips).
Upon arrival I hand them whatever I feel I owe (I go by 9 pesos the first KM and 1 peso every KM after that, then add 10-20 pesos since I'm double the weight/size of the average Filipino). I always know how much the ride will cost before I get in and I have exact change ready so that when the ride is over I just hand them the change and get out. If they think my price was not fair and they insist I pay more I am always more than happy to show them the distance on the map on my phone and offer to call the police to come resolve the dispute. I have yet to have a trike driver take me up on calling the police.
My favorite trike drivers are the ones who stop and pick up other passengers along the way. I known that the ones that do that will not try to pinch me for more pesos (they are treating me like any other local and I will usually double the amount I pay if they pick up other passengers). Even more respect for the guys that stop with a full cab and let me hop on the back seat of the motorcycle. Though I think some of them do this because they just need some extra weight in the back to keep the thing from flipping forward when they apply the breaks.
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One of the few things that you can be very sure of here is there is another trike not far away that will accept your fare
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If you negotiate, including walking away you may be able to get a 125 Honda (xlr ?) with no clutch for easy driving for about 200 P a day for 4 days. The area with the most bikes for rent I am familiar with is right up the street from the C & L Bay View Hotel, in the area of the Yamaha Dealer (across the street and around the corner). The guy on the corner is a little more expensive because he washes the bikes between uses.
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I agree,
I have almost always found the aircon comfortable taxi cheaper than the uncomfortable trikes of Dumaguete.
The trike driver was very obviously trying to keep me away from the negotiations so I could not hear what he was quoting. He was aware that I was ready to pounce before he skinned this young couple if I heard his price.
In this case the Trike was parked by Harold Mansion, so it probably was not under the jurisdiction of the posted rates. Even if it was under the rate jurisdictions the trike drivers just ignore those rates if it you miss seeing the posting, just like the baggage handlers do. Personally I find the trikes about the most uncomfortable ride available, particularly after I "unwind" my body after getting out of the small passenger compartment. If you are up to it, it is cheaper to rent a motorcycle and go where ever you want to go if you are traveling much, and paying tourist rates in the Trikes. i use a bus for anything over 7 Km on the highway, and then using a local trike. The bus is a much more comfortable ride to me. I take the Ceres bus to Bacong for 20 P, the multicab for 10, and the trike well .... 150 to 250 P if they can get it out of you.
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Renting in Trike for Dummies: (or new residents to the friendly City of scam artists masquerading
as trike drivers ) Part 1
Know where you want to going, and act like you know where it is, showing any unwariness on your part makes the drivers feel like you are Santa, and Christmas has arrived.
Do not ask the driver where a place is located or how far it is, as your have just demonstrated you lack of the local area
, and may have the opportunity of travel a little distance out of our way for a higher fee.
Do not ask for them to take you to a hotel or restaurant... be specific. They may get "kick backs" for delivering guests to locations. Their personal economic interests will surmount you need to have a good place to eat or sleep.
Do not stop to eat and ask the driver to wait for you to finish as you are heading to your destination. Leave the trike and get another when done eating. They will assume you are buying them a meal also, or will charge you through the butt again.
When renting a trike Always ask the fee before putting your butt in the seat or the driver will have your economic @ss for dinner.
Always have a natives ask the price, do not be seen with the native before coming upon the trike. The fee will be 12% to 50% of the fee they will quote you as a newbie. Have the native tell them the number of people that is going to ride (as you hid in the bushes... opps no plant growth in Dumaguete, so hid behind a beggar ) so they do not try to jack you around when you show up.
Following these suggestion should reduce your travel costs.-
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