cabs to logan, round two

[ifotismeni]

okay ladies and gents, last time i called upon the collective wisdom of davis_square to recommend a taxi company, i lived in somerville and just wanted general recs. i now live in arlington (don't know if this changes anything dramatically for cabs), need an early ride to logan, and have yet another taxi question --

can anyone recommend a taxi service aside from metro cab that accepts credit card payments? i have good experiences with green cab but i really need to be able to charge the fare (for receipt/expensing purposes). i could have sworn green took credit cards but i just called them and they said no? *sadface*

i wasn't a big fan of metrocab when i've taken it. so any recommendations for other cab companies would be great.

♥ thanks!

Comments

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

I'd recommend Arlex ( aka Medford/Arlington/Lexington/Winchester yellow cab ). Arlex has their main garage close by in Ball Square.

Also Somerville Green/Yellow always seemed to want tunnel tolls for the drive back to Somerville. Arlex covers a different area, and theyve never asked me for tolls. You could also try Malden Transportation ( Medford Blue Cab ).

I'd also say forget about the credit cards. I used to take cabs for business all the time and the accountants did not want credit card bills, they wanted receipts from the cab company.

For a ~$30 amount, I'd be more worried about the security of the credit card transaction than the security of carrying that amount of cash around. This is not to pick on cabs but I always use cash if its for small amounts at point-of-sale locations I don't visit often.

I don't know how credit cards are handled in cabs, whether theyre verified over wireless, whether there's good encryption. You certainly don't want your account number called in over a taxi radio.

[ifotismeni]

well, i asked a question about cc-accepting cabs for a reason. does arlex accept cards?

[edit] looks like they do. good rec, i think i will give them a try!

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

OK, but don't forget to get the slip from the cabbie when you pay, I'm pretty sure as far as the tax man is concerned that's the real receipt.

And I hope that you're carrying some amount of cash for incidentals.

[ifotismeni]

i hope you realize you're being incredibly patronizing.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah.