Taxis - are you suppose to sit in front or back?

Andy From Sligo

you know when you order a taxi when it turns up are you supposed to sit in the front passenger seat or should you get in the back - is there any kind of Taxi etiquette or do you just sit where you want to sit lol - if you sit in the front does the taxi driver think 'bloody cheek you should be sitting in the back" or if you sit in the back do they think your being offish because you chose not to sit up in front with them - silly I know but i dont know how these things work and if its formal or informal or whether there are no rules or not.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

I sit in the back and I listen to Rihanna's Shut up and drive on my headphones.

stop

Front for a chat, back if you want to pay more attention to your phone.

hfallada

Sit where you want. You are paying for the service. I like to sit in the front as there is more leg room and I like to make sure Im not getting the scenic route home. But I think if you sit in the back, you dont really have to talk to them

SureYWouldntYa

Front if you want to chat with them

Back if you want a quiet ride

coylemj

Easier to get at the seat belt in the front seat plus I can keep an eye on where he's going and if necessary give directions for the shortest route. Some taxis are so clapped out that the back seat can be a large hole into which you sink - the front seat gets less wear and is often the most comfortable!

To answer your question, there is no formal etiquette here. There certainly is in some places like in NYC where you really only consider the front seat if there's four of you, otherwise you go in the back without even thinking.

Andy From Sligo

coylemj wrote: »

.... To answer your question, there is no formal etiquette here. There certainly is in some places like in NYC where you really only consider the front seat if there's four of you, otherwise you go in the back without even thinking.

that was gonna be my other question - is it different for other countries and you just answered it thanks....

Victor

At night, for safety reasons, drivers don't like males sitting directly behind them and they don't like females sitting up front.

Irish Stones

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

that was gonna be my other question - is it different for other countries and you just answered it thanks....

Over here in Italy the rule is that you are one or a couple you sit in the back, more than two then one will sit in the front seat.
Personally I always ask the driver where he wants me to sit.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Irish Stones wrote: »

Personally I always ask the driver where he wants me to sit.

:eek:

Do you ask your waiter what he'd like you to order as well?

zl1whqvjs75cdy

If I'm drunk usually front so I can ****e talk all the way home. Very rarely get taxis sober.

eeguy

The Cunning Linguist wrote: »

:eek:

Do you ask your waiter what he'd like you to order as well?

I'm pretty sure the waiter tells you where to sit too!

Irish Stones

The Cunning Linguist wrote: »

:eek:
Do you ask your waiter what he'd like you to order as well?

I think it's an act of courtesy to ask the driver what the rules on his car are.
Some of them replied that they didn't want anybody in the front seat, others don't bother at all, others are glad to have one next to them to chat with along the route

Atlantic Dawn

If it's a decent car I will sit in the back, if it's the usual rubbish I will sit in the front for the legroom.

Stonewolf

I always sit in the back, it makes me feel important

Louche Lad

Thought I'd seen this topic here before, and indeed it seems to be a perennial question — at least six other threads on this: http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?query=taxi+sit+front

Mr.Frame

Victor wrote: »

At night, for safety reasons, drivers don't like males sitting directly behind them and they don't like females sitting up front.

Really ?

Mr.Frame

Sit wherever you like, front or back

coylemj

In London taxis, the space beside the driver is reserved for a bale of hay for the horse, that's the (semi) official reason why you can't sit in the front!

Andy From Sligo

Stonewolf wrote: »

I always sit in the back, it makes me feel important

yes i bet it make ye feel like the taxi driver is your own personal chauffeur ... you paying enough for the taxi journey ye may as well!

Andy From Sligo

Louche Lad wrote: »

Thought I'd seen this topic here before, and indeed it seems to be a perennial question — at least six other threads on this: http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?query=taxi+sit+front

ooops! - soz

Victor

Mr.Frame wrote: »

Really ?

The two big risks at night are males grabbing the driver from behind and demanding money / the car and females making accusations of sexual assault.

MadDog76

Irish Stones wrote: »

Over here in Italy the rule is that you are one or a couple you sit in the back, more than two then one will sit in the front seat.
Personally I always ask the driver where he wants me to sit.

Sit in the f****** boot you weirdo!!!

Mr.Frame

Victor wrote: »

The two big risks at night are males grabbing the driver from behind and demanding money / the car and females making accusations of sexual assault.

A male (or female) could attack a driver be they sitting in front or back .
Likewise a female (or male ) could make an accusation of sexual assault against a driver be they sitting in front or back.
In other words if an attacker wants to do something to a driver he will.

MadDog76

Mr.Frame wrote: »

A male (or female) could attack a driver be they sitting in front or back .
Likewise a female (or male ) could make an accusation of sexual assault against a driver be they sitting in front or back.
In other words if an attacker wants to do something to a driver he will.

I think it's about likelihoods ......... a female is less likely than a male to attack a male taxi driver .......... a male is less likely than a female to make sexual accusations against a taxi driver.

Mr.Frame

MadDog76 wrote: »

I think it's about likelihoods ......... a female is less likely than a male to attack a male taxi driver .......... a male is less likely than a female to make sexual accusations against a taxi driver.

Hate to keep coming on as if I am correcting people , but believe it or not females do and have attacked drivers and males have made accusations against drivers.

MadDog76

Mr.Frame wrote: »

Hate to keep coming on as if I am correcting people , but believe it or not females do and have attacked drivers and males have made accusations against drivers.

Hate to pull you up on this but I said likelihoods .......... as in statistically?

mikemac1

Mr.Frame wrote: »

Hate to keep coming on as if I am correcting people , but believe it or not females do and have attacked drivers and males have made accusations against drivers.

You are coming across as correcting people

The poster didn't claim these incidents never happened, only that they were less likely

Spanish Eyes

I hate taxis.

But if I have to take one, it's always the back seat. If in a group, someone else takes the front seat, they know I never would. Female here.

I sit where I am most comfortable, and for me, that's the back seat.

I am paying for a service, not a chat and a laugh with the driver.

Gael23

I always sit in the back but I've no real reason why