Taxi front seat

joe_joe

Is there any special meaning in sitting in taxi front seat..
I usually go to sit in front seat and notice driver's phone,glass,newspaper etc in front seat.
Are they not expecting me to sit infront?

Pawwed Rig

I wouldn't sit in the front unless there were 4 of us.

coylemj

I always sit in the front seat when by myself, mainly because of the extra legroom. Drivers sometimes have to move their personal stuff but it doesn't seem to to bother them.

Edit: It's also much easier to belt up in the front seat.

Tabnabs

Always sit in front when alone, but always ask before I actually get in. I would only sit in the back if I was with others or wanted to talk on the phone.

The Backwards Man

If a driver had his own belongings sitting on the front seat, I wouldn't get in at all. Same goes for the boot, if there's anything other than a fire ext. or a first aid kit in there then I'm getting someone else. It's a public service vehicle, not a driver service vehicle.

Skill Magill

Front seat means you want to chat to the driver, back seat means you want to be left alone

Darkglasses

Always in front, I like to chat and see out the front window.

Mr.Frame

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If a driver had his own belongings sitting on the front seat, I wouldn't get in at all. Same goes for the boot, if there's anything other than a fire ext. or a first aid kit in there then I'm getting someone else. It's a public service vehicle, not a driver service vehicle.

What a rather bizarre way to think/act

coylemj

Mr.Frame wrote: »

What a rather bizarre way to think/act

+1 If the taxi driver had a bale of briquettes in the boot - his nibs won't travel! Weird.

jca

Mr.Frame wrote: »

What a rather bizarre way to think/act

Strange statement to make alright.

MagicMarker

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If a driver had his own belongings sitting on the front seat, I wouldn't get in at all. Same goes for the boot, if there's anything other than a fire ext. or a first aid kit in there then I'm getting someone else. It's a public service vehicle, not a driver service vehicle.

You really are the backwards man.

The Backwards Man

Mr.Frame wrote: »

What a rather bizarre way to think/act

Not really. Would you put up with your luggage being soiled on a flight because the pilot's 25kg of Colombian doubles burst all over it? Or sitting on the busdriver's tuna sandwiches on the Aircoach to Cork?

jca

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Not really. Would you put up with your luggage being soiled on a flight because the pilot's 25kg of Colombian doubles burst all over it? Or sitting on the busdriver's tuna sandwiches on the Aircoach to Cork?

Troll:pac:

Spook_ie

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If a driver had his own belongings sitting on the front seat, I wouldn't get in at all. Same goes for the boot, if there's anything other than a fire ext. or a first aid kit in there then I'm getting someone else. It's a public service vehicle, not a driver service vehicle.

That's me bollixed then I'm not leaving my spare can of diesel by the roadside for your poxy €5

The Backwards Man

Spook_ie wrote: »

That's me bollixed then I'm not leaving my spare can of diesel by the roadside for your poxy €5

Don't get me started on not having enough diesel in the tank before you take on a run.

Spook_ie

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Don't get me started on not having enough diesel in the tank before you take on a run.

Yeah I know the number of jobs I have to refuse from Dublin to Waterford because I've let my tank slip down to about a 1/3 full

Mrs OBumble

Always the back seat, unless I'm with himself-plus-guitar.

Why? Well just ... because.

_Kaiser_

Usually always sit in the back, but I have noticed that it's almost expected that you'll sit in the front if you're on your own.

But I've become a bad passenger since I started driving so I usually take my own car

cython

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If a driver had his own belongings sitting on the front seat, I wouldn't get in at all. Same goes for the boot, if there's anything other than a fire ext. or a first aid kit in there then I'm getting someone else. It's a public service vehicle, not a driver service vehicle.

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Not really. Would you put up with your luggage being soiled on a flight because the pilot's 25kg of Colombian doubles burst all over it? Or sitting on the busdriver's tuna sandwiches on the Aircoach to Cork?

Because all taxi drivers' personal belongings will automatically soil yours? Does this apply to all the rest of us, or do you just regard taxi drivers as some specific sort of sub-species? If the former, how do you possibly exist on the same plane as all the rest of us plebs? You must need to clean your belongings at every opportunity!

Seriously, that's a bizarre attitude to have, and your "explanation" actually does nothing to explain it, and simply suggests that you have a complex about your own superiority over some/all other people. What if part of the driver's newspaper was on the seat because he had been passing time at a rank, FFS?!

sopretty

I would personally always go for the back seat, for the simple reason that I like to keep a distance between myself and the driver.

coylemj

sopretty wrote: »

I would personally always go for the back seat, for the simple reason that I like to keep a distance between myself and the driver.

For reasons of personal hygiene or downright snobbery?

sopretty

coylemj wrote: »

For reasons of personal hygiene or downright snobbery?

Personal safety.

The Backwards Man

cython wrote: »

Because all taxi drivers' personal belongings will automatically soil yours? Does this apply to all the rest of us, or do you just regard taxi drivers as some specific sort of sub-species? If the former, how do you possibly exist on the same plane as all the rest of us plebs? You must need to clean your belongings at every opportunity!

Seriously, that's a bizarre attitude to have, and your "explanation" actually does nothing to explain it, and simply suggests that you have a complex about your own superiority over some/all other people. What if part of the driver's newspaper was on the seat because he had been passing time at a rank, FFS?!

No need for the passive aggression, I have a lot more empathy for taxi drivers than you could imagine.;)

I don't have a lot of time for those that seem incapable of understanding the basics of the business, i.e. a taxi is a public service vehicle, such as the drivers described in the OP. Nothing should prevent the customer sitting on any seat that the SPSV is licenced to carry passengers in. Likewise, nothing should reduce the luggage capacity of the vehicle.

I'm a service provider myself so I have nothing to feel 'superior' about.

Gumbo

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I'm a service provider myself so I have nothing to feel 'superior' about.

What service do you provide?

The Backwards Man

kceire wrote: »

What service do you provide?

SPSV operator.

ordinary_girl

Skill Magill wrote: »

Front seat means you want to chat to the driver, back seat means you want to be left alone

I always sit in the back seat, still talk to me though

Swords driver

ordinary_girl wrote: »

I always sit in the back seat, still talk to me though

As a taxi driver, it is always awkward knowing when a passenger wants to engage in chat or not (same with radio). I always throw a fairly open comment out to allow the person start a conversation or not as the case maybe. I worry that if I do not at least try the passenger will feel uncomfortable in complete silence, not a natural state for the socially extroverted Irish. But, I do have rules. I will not discuss the taxi business or lack of, racism or sexuality (to many pitfalls and openings for innuendo).

As to the OP, it can be very uncomfortable for a driver when a male passenger sits directly behind him, it seems to be a male thing to sit in the front and women/girls sit in the back as a norm. Personally it matters not to me, just happy to have a passenger.

ordinary_girl

Swords driver wrote: »

As a taxi driver, it is always awkward knowing when a passenger wants to engage in chat or not (same with radio). I always throw a fairly open comment out to allow the person start a conversation or not as the case maybe. I worry that if I do not at least try the passenger will feel uncomfortable in complete silence, not a natural state for the socially extroverted Irish. But, I do have rules. I will not discuss the taxi business or lack of, racism or sexuality (to many pitfalls and openings for innuendo).

That's fair, it's not a major issue I have. It's just sometimes I have gotten into a taxi and particularly after a really long day in work I might just ask them to drop me off where I live and then I'll put my headphones in. I really don't mean to be rude, it's just that sometimes I'm genuinely too tired to talk. Some taxi drivers pick up on this really well and won't talk beyond platitudes, but other times it seems like they're wilfully ignoring my desire to just listen to music/not talk and will constantly keep a conversation going.

(I sound so grumpy - I swear I'm nice!)