We had booked the night before for 0415hrs. Special request infant car seat ($10 extra).
Got a call at 0345 that the person is on his way, he arrived outside our home at 0410 and called and said that we should hurry up. With a one year old things don't always go as planned but my wife and I tried our best. I was outside by 0415 to let the driver know that we were running late since my son was drinking milk; I also started loading the luggage. To my surprise I saw that the meter was already running at $8 (I figured it was a night differential). I went ahead to load the luggage the driver did not even help. He was there watching. I asked him if you brought the car seat and if I can inspect it, he said it is ready. He had an old car seat just sitting on one of the vehicle seats not buckled up, not latched. I started to attach the car seat to the hooks when the driver said "can you hurry up you're making me late for another pick up". I told him can you attach the car seat then! By the time we left home it was already 0435. Yes we were late but the unsecured Car seat delayed us further. The driver was Indian (as we are too) and we tried some small talk and asked him where is he from; he said "India!" My wife replied yes we figured that out by the Indian music but where in India. He replied "Punjab". After that it was just a lot of speeding (80-85mph), tailgating, and almost rear ending someone at our exit. He dropped us off at the terminal and unloaded luggage on the sidewalk before all of us could even get out of the car. Meter read $80, he said it was $90 with car seat. I gave him the money + $5 courtesy tip and he left.
Pros: on time or early
Cons: reckless driving and a really bad attitude
Sorry don't know the drivers name or the vehicle number (he wasn't much for small talk) but if the driver is reading this please change your attitude or don't do early morning pickups if you can't handle them (or go to a Starbucks first). I am willing to pay if I am late and I did, but your attitude was unacceptable. read more