Taxi in Bucharest: The things you need to know

Taxi in Bucharest: The things you need to know

Some erotic massage parlors and adult entertainment clubs in Bucharest have a practice of making payments to taxi cab drivers who bring passengers to their establishments.
While most taxi cab drivers are honest professionals, there are some exceptions. For this reason, there are cases where a passenger requests a particular destination and the driver tries to persuade the passenger to go to a different destination.
The driver can tell you that the place you're heading to is closed, no good or too expensive and that he knows somewhere better. In this case, you must insist on going to the planned destination.
In another situation, taxi drivers can take you to the wrong location and insist it's the one requested. Finally, you may arrive at the original destination only to find a local "benevolent" near the entrance explaining that there's a problem/holiday/official visit at the place you want to go and it is closed.
The headquarters of our erotic massage parlor on 72b Caderea Bastiliei Street
The headquarters of our erotic massage parlor on 72b Caderea Bastiliei Street. (Mon Amour Massage)

Sometimes, taxi drivers are in touch with these people and will purposely drop you off to be received by them. The taxi driver will then offer to take you to a lesser-known but even more beautiful sight. Generally, your destination is, in fact, open and in this case, simply refuse the offer and go and have a look.

Traveling by taxi is convenient but expensive, sometimes surprisingly so. So, it makes sense to pay attention to the tricks we’ve outlined here and to take the necessary precautions to avoid them.
  Taxi car on the street at night. (Shutterstock)

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