Know Your Rights and Duties When Hiring Local Taxi in Saskatchewan

There are many means of public transport in Saskatchewan but the most convenient way to get around the town is by local taxi. The new taxis are spacious and finding a taxi nearby is no more hassle. You can easily find a Local Taxi in Saskatchewan to visit the market, shopping malls and other places of tourist attraction. You can also get a comfortable Taxi to go to the Airport in Saskatchewan. The minimum fare of the taxi is very less and the rest depends on the kilometers you are traveling.

But before using a taxi or cab service in the city it is important to acquire knowledge and know about your rights and duties while traveling in the taxi.

Rights of the Passenger:

• Before hiring the Local Taxi in Saskatchewan, acquire the complete information about the taxi fares that are usually displayed on the window of the right door or on the dashboard. The fare of the taxi is all set by the taxi company and thus depends on the service provider.
• After paying a taxi fare asks for the printed receipt that is printed using taximeter printer. If the driver does not provide you the receipt then you can refuse to pay the fare.
• You as a customer can also refuse to use the taxi that you're ordered if you find it unsuitable or for other reasons.
• As a customer, you have a right to decide a route that you would like to take to reach your place.
• You have a right to see the fare details and ask for driver’s identity card before getting into the taxi.

Duties of the Passenger:

• You must wear a seat belt and should not smoke in the taxi.
• As a passenger, it is your duty to protect the vehicle from any kind of damage of car interior or any other equipment in the taxi car.
• The passenger or children traveling along them should not disturb the driver or distract him from driving.
• As a customer, it is your duty to maintain cleanliness in the taxi.
• A customer has no right to use any abusive language or to act offensively with the driver or other member in the taxi.

Rights of the Taxi Driver:

• A taxi driver has a complete authority to refuse to take you if he finds you creating a nuisance or because of your annoying behavior.
• He can be charged you the penalty if he finds you spoiling the cleanliness of the taxi
•  In case the drop location is in a remote area then the taxi driver has the right to ask the passenger to pay half or full fare in advance by calculating the traveling distance. On getting an advance payment, the taxi driver must provide the receipt of pre-payment.
•  The taxi driver can refuse to take the passenger who carries the transport prohibited items like radioactive substance, explosives, toxic, flammable or stinking substances, and the thing that would damage the taxi car and can makes it dirty.

Duties of the Taxi Driver:

• A taxi driver must be neat, clean and tidy. He must deal with the customer politely.
• He must know all the rules and should follow it properly while driving.
• He must not smoke in a vehicle.
• He must not deal with a customer in an offensive way and cannot compromise with the safety of the passenger.

So whether you hire a Local taxi to visit nearby place or to move to and from Airport in Fort Saskatchewan first go through all the rights and duties of yours as well as the taxi driver and makes a peaceful journey by following them in the right way.