Booking a taxi: 10 tricks to make your reservation easier

Everyday life would no longer be the same if one day our beloved taxis services disappeared. There is good reason for this, taxis allow us the possibility of getting around with complete liberty and without constraint. It is this indispensable nature that drives us to use them frequently. This is why today we have decided to give you some extra advice on booking a taxi in the best way possible. So we will look at things like reservation support, advantageous tariffs to look out for… all this information comes together to form a little guide, indispensable for your future taxi reservations.

Booking a taxi: what to do to reserve one effectively

Taxi bookings might appear to be perfectly simple and iodine. However, there are many little tricks to make them even simpler and to make them run even smoother.
1. First of all we would strongly advise you to make a note of all the existing taxi companies and to jot down the different prices of taxi journeys and additional services offered by each as well as their reputation.
2. Number two and again highly advised is to adopt the habit of booking a taxi in advance as this will ensure you are never left in the lurch. Imagine for a second, it is 5:30pm, the hight of rush hour, and all the taxis have already been taken, yet it is imperative that you get to the train station in order to catch your train. The advantage of an advance taxi booking is your journey is assured to take place…
3. While making your booking ensure you always give the precise details of your journey as this will help the taxi company to send you the correct type of vehicle and avoid any nasty surprises. So while booking a taxi, tell them at very least where you will be going, how many people will be travelling with you, how much luggage you have.

Ordering a taxi: tricks to know

4. Ordering a taxi can be done using different reservation systems. Telephone, application or website all support platforms for making your reservation. All of them offer certain advantages and disadvantages, it is a case of knowing yourself and which one best suits your needs.
5. Don’t forget, while ordering a taxi, that you are the client and you have the right to a certain level of customer service. For example as a paying customer you should be made fully aware of all the options available to you.
6. When booking a taxi online (via a website or app) you can use certain filters that might help to improve the quality of your journey. For example you can select the type of vehicle you wish to take you or even sometimes the driver who you can choose based on comments left by previous customers.
7. This is a point about the logistics of the pick-up point. When booking a taxi ensure to know exactly where it is you will be picked up from. Vague pick-up points often cause confusion and can add precious time and money to your journey.

Prices of taxis: how to get the best deals

This is the section that is probably of most interest to you and that is understandable, taxis can be pricey however reserving a taxi is often a necessity so here are a few hints on how to make your journey more affordable.
8. Consider using Le Taxi, it is a device put in place by the French authorities to encourage their citizens to take taxis. The different applications (Mon appli taxi, Taxiloc or Zaléou) offered by this service allow you to save on the price for the taxi to get to where you are which usually comes to around 5€ if you aren’t using this method.
9. When ordering a taxi consider making an online estimation of the price of the journey. That will allow you to avoid any unwanted surprises. Also check for shared taxis as this is often a great way to cut the cost of a journey.
10. Some taxi companies offer reduced rates on taxis for students, families or senior citizens. If you fall into one of these groups make sure you see what is available to you in order to find the cheapest taxi available to you.

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