Hoboken Taxi

Bunch of criminals like the local government that allows their constituents to be «raped» taxi and limo needs to be reviewed day.

Ridiculous. Should have called über. I lived in ‘boken years ago and their Jurassic back in Sinatra days, so not metro taxi model annoyed me then and now that I live in NYC when I go to Hoboken occasionally and the first thing I see is that taxi nonsense I feel instant ugh agida. I only thought of über after the fact but this ridiculousness is such a joke at this day in age in any thriving town, especially in the NYC area:
1/​no credit cards. I almost never carry cash. So whenever I get here and see the 100 (actually without exaggeration 20 – 30) taxis lined up I remember and have to go across the street to an also Jurassic bank ATM that swallows my card temporarily making me nervous I will be stuck without cash or card … Ok, cash in hand, card dispenses, moving right along …
2/​sharing rides… with 2 – 4 other random people … Seriously? There are 100 — ok again ‘only’ 20– 30 plus taxis sitting there … But why would we have to car /​taxi pool? I’ve been here with my son appalled by this and last two times refused– saying I have a child, am in a rush, there are countless taxis available, and I am not sharing a taxi, period.
— when I brought this up to my taxi driver today he said well, the fare is only $ 5 so we need to make money. Me: 1/​raise the fare or 2/​drive in NYC where fares are much higher w a non stop flow of people wanting cabs. He said NYC is too stressful and fast paced. Me: there’s your trade off … But adult customers shouldn’t have to sit with strangers or on each other’s laps because of this.
3/​you have to call and wait for a taxi — rather than being able to hail taxis like in most other cities … And they all sit there, all 1000 of them — at the downtown terminal — just sitting there — (again, just 20 or 30) but still.
Sidebar: To up the agida the taxi driver said many say Hoboken is part of Manhattan … Did he just say that? 1/​preposterous claiming because Hoboken folks support the NYC economy they are part of Manhattan’s residency… While invaluable support going out and many working in NYC, It is a different city and state … that’s like saying because I visit Disney I’m an Orlando resident. What a silly thing to say. 2/​And as I told him if that’s the case they really need to adopt the Manhattan taxi model.
Just ridiculous. In Hoboken, I recommend taking über. Fortunately I rarely have to deal with this since I don’t live in the Hoboken part of Manhattan but — Now that Über exists Hoboken Taxi really needs to get their act together.

Seriously let’s do everything we can to drive the medallion value to zero. Hoboken really looks like an asshole now that über is legal almost everywhere.
No one take yellow cabs. Fight the power and hail über!

He got me from point A to point B without breaking down or killing me inbetween.

Über cars are often given tickets in Hoboken to encourage more taxi use. Rumor has it, someone in the Hoboken Government has ties to the cab company and endorses the tickets. There’s a reason Über is doing much better.
Tonight my cab driver took my address. I repeated it three times before we left. This was my first time taking a hoboken taxi… and my last. First, the driver was agressive and reckless. He then drove 5 minutes in the wrong direction until I told him the address a fourth time. The 5^th time he finally got it.
Then he turned… down a 1 way… towards 2 DO NOT ENTER signs. I had to scream «one way» three times before he turned around.
Finally I got 5 blocks from home and couldn’t take it any more.
With Über, I give my address ONCE. I dont get lost. And my drivers dont almost kill me. And they charge HALF the rate.
Do yourself a favor: download Über.

Hoboken Taxi, I hate you. They totally deserve to be losing all their business to Über. So unreliable. Many times over the years, I’ve called and they simply don’t show up. Last night I was desperate because my Über app wasn’t working, so I called them. I immediately went outside, just in case the driver left because I wasn’t outside (a tactic they also do). The driver never showed up. You’d think their customer service would be a little better lately since they’re losing all their business to Über. Use them as a last resort, definitely not if you need to, let’s say, catch a flight (another time they screwed me over by not showing up).
For what it’s worth, I don’t know if the yellow cabs in town (ya know, the ones waiting outside the path) are part of Hoboken Taxi. I’m talking about the grey cars with the Indian logo on their cars whose phone number is 201−420−1480.

This company deserves 0 stars. They are highly unprofessional and unreliable. They always say they are 2 mins away, by two minutes they mean 30. Once they finally arrived to drive me to the airport they went 10 minutes out of my way to pick up another passenger. I would not recommend them to anyone.

$ 14 for a shared ride? Never again, I don’t like working with thieves.
I will only be using Über from here on out.

If I could give less than one star I would. Hoboken is the only town I ever heard where the cabbie makes you share the ride you are paying for. Tonight they pulled that crap on me. Moving forward I will only use über and never a Hoboken taxi ever again. They are the lowest pieces if garbage that exists.

Please do us all a favor and don’t use these guys. They almost ran over my fiancé before they could shut the door. Please see the pictures I have posted. These guys are con artists and should lose their ability to do business in Hoboken.

I called a cab and I was told ten minutes. Twenty-​two minutes later I called to check the status, and I was told five to seven minutes. It took a total of forty-​one minutes before the cab arrived. When I called back to check the status, obviously frustrated, the dispatcher was unbelievably rude. I would rather walk any distance than rely on this company.

This is the service I usually call for shorter trips within Hoboken. They’re usually pretty punctual, although on at least two occasions I couldn’t get anyone to answer the phone — I can’t quite figure out why that is. Drivers are usually pretty friendly, cars are older but clean, and fare is reasonable.

Not a big deal but charged me extra 3 dollars since they said they picked me up in Hoboken but it was jersey city to jersey city. Con men smh could of had a bigger tip oh well

Called them late on BOTH a Friday AND Saturday night (2 of the busiest nights in Hobo) for a cab from uptown-​ish area 14^th street to the bars in downtown Hoboken. Guy on the phone said 7 minutes, my boyfriend and I ran to the store to get cash back, the cab was in front of the apartment when we got back. AMAZING and $ 5 or $ 6 — definitely worth it and VERY RELIABLE. Definitely using again :-)

I called for a taxi ASAP at 1:30 pm on Friday, and the polite operator told me my fare ahead of time. I expected the cab to get there in about 20, but it only took 11 minutes. It was a grey, dented car but fine on the inside.
I’m a small female and was transporting my air conditioner. The driver took the unit from me without a word and carried it to his car and put it in the trunk. He also took it out of the trunk when he dropped me off and offered to carry it to my apartment. It was 20 dollars (less than I expected) from Weehawken to the Grove Street area. He also took a better route circumventing traffic than his GPS indicated. All in all, I was dreading cabs in this area, but it was a fine experience and I tipped accordingly. Would use again.

I always use Hoboken Taxi service to get to EWR whenever I visit my daughter in town. My habit is to order the service the night before, and I have never been disappointed. In fact, the cab always arrive about 5 minutes early, and the driver helped me with my luggage down to the street. They are friendly and reliable. I will continue to use them whenever I’m in town. It pays to plan ahead though.

Called them at 5:30 for a ride back to my house. They said 7 minutes, no problem.25 minutes later I called again. Another guy is on his way.20 minutes later, I called a 3^rd time. This time they finally came after another 15 minutes. Keep in mind it’s 20 degrees outside. Never again will I use this taxi company. You shouldn’t either.

When I was a yuppie living in ‘boken, I took cabs to 10^th & Willow (where I resided) from the PATH.
The cab drivers would always pack the cab to maximize the fare ($ 5/​head) and try to group fares whose destinations were in the same general vicinity.
This didn’t always work, so sometimes I was stuck riding all around this 1-​mile/​square town to drop off 3 strangers who lived NO WHERE near me.
Don’t get me wrong, when there were 3 hotties that had to squeeze in, I was in heaven.
Taxi Cab Confessions, anyone?

They don’t take credit cards? Total fail!!!
I’m not sure if these guys are the yellow cabs that are driving around Hoboken but on the night we needed one I almost choked.
We were headed home from the recent Unilocal Elite event and the PATH train was about to stop running for the evening. I figured we would jump in a cab as it’s just a short trip to Manhattan. As we drove for a block I realized there was no meter running. There was actually no meter in the cab at all. I asked the cabbie how much it would be to get back to the city and he said $ 45 plus tip and toll! That, and it was cash only!
WTF???
We jumped out immediately. I waved down a few more cabs and it was the same story. What a complete ripoff. How can they not use meters and not accept credit cards in this day and age? Especially since all the NYC yellow cabs take them.
We ended up running for the PATH train and just made the last ride back to NYC. Much better deal to ride for a few dollars than get ripped off by the cabs here.

It’s amazing how many bad reviews these guys have. I’ve never had a problem, they are always available and on time!