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 Post subject: Taxi Fares to Increase
PostPosted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:02 am 
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Taxi fares are about to increase 6 percent

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff


Taxi rates are going up again, and riders will pay 6 percent more once the new prices are published in the official la Gaceta in a few days.

The regulating authority coupled the announcement with a strong warning that the rate does not depend on the nationality of the passenger, association with a hotel or the time of day.

The rate for the first kilometer or less is going from 330 colons to 350 or 70 U.S. cents. Subsequent kilometers will be charged at 320 colons instead of 300. Hourly rates for waiting or delay also increased.

Rural taxis will be able to charge 350 colons for the second and subsequent kilometer, also
a 6 percent increase from the previous rural rate.

Reacting to complaints it has received, the Authoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos also warned that every taxi must have a meter and follow the published rates. Hotel taxis generally do not have such devices and generally charge what the traffic will bear.

Taxi drivers, however, are able to quote flat rates for long hauls, like a trip from downtown San José to Juan Santamaría airport in Alajuela.

Some taxi drivers have been charging extra when they have to travel bad roads. This, too, is not permitted, said the authority.

The next review of taxi rates and a likely increase will be in August, the authority said.


Interesting to note the the the Authoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos made special mention of the illegal practice of the so called "hotel cabs" not using meters and claiming it is legal to flat rate local fares. Will that change anything? Doubtful.

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Interesting to note the the the Authoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos made special mention of the illegal practice of the so called "hotel cabs" not using meters and claiming it is legal to flat rate local fares. Will that change anything? Doubtful.


I see another story also about the bandit cabs where they blocked streets/traffic in protest of proposed legislation....


maybe the authorities will try to bring more order to San Jose....

how have you seen things progress/regress since you've been there...?

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.........and if you read the last line in that article, it states that they are likely to raise the rates again in August. :shock:

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I see another story also about the bandit cabs where they blocked streets/traffic in protest of proposed legislation....


The protest yesterday was by the porteadores which are different from the piratas and the red fleet.

The red fleet are the red cars with the yellow triangle on the door. They pick up along the street or from cab stands and are suppose to have and use a meter.

The piratas are unlicensed cabs who drive unmarked cars and pick up on the street and negotiate a rate. They do not have meters and are operating illegally.

The porteadores are private cars that have no meters but work under contract to an individual or business. Their fee is negotiated as part of the contract. They are not suppose to pick up street fares.

The government was going to outlaw the porteadores so they held a non violent protest in San Jose. The government, for at least a time, has backed down.

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how have you seen things progress/regress since you've been there...?


I rarely take a cab since I have a car so I really can not answer that question.

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Story in Inside Costa Rica predicts terrible traffic jams this Tuesday due to protesting porteadores taxis.....

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Story in Inside Costa Rica predicts terrible traffic jams this Tuesday due to protesting porteadores taxis.....


Slight correction. The demonstration this coming Tuesday is by the red fleet drivers protesting that the legislature backed down last week after the demonstration by the porteadores. They were originally going to outlaw them but changed their mind after the demonstration.

This Tuesday the traffic jams will be much worse because the red fleet is much larger than the porteadores. They also have asked the bus drivers to join in the demonstration. The bus drivers have said they will announce their decision on Monday.

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