Harris Cab

Would give no stars, called for a cab and it was a no show. Terrible service, when I tried to call and cancel service all I got was a message telling me that lines were busy. Least 5 of their cabs drove by where I was waiting, and none stopped. Luckily I found me another way to my destination. Will NEVER use this company again!!!

If I could give zero stars, I would. Completely unreliable. Ordered a cab for a morning flight, and the cab was a no-​show. I’ll never use this cab company again.

I didn’t use their services however, one their drivers this morning cut me off almost hit. He then honked his horn nonstop and flipped me off then followed me to the parking area. I have many friends that come into to town and if this is how your drivers act, why would anyone use your service?

Worst customer service I have encountered here… Was lied to not once but 3 times about a taxi being «on the way» 2 hours later after I’m home I get a call saying the taxi is outside. Comical. Never calling again.

How can a company stay in business without insurance? They are hurting people and cannot pay their bills as you can see here —
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I would not recommend this company to anyone. I have used them twice in the past and they were late, rude and the drivers did not obey traffic laws very well. Then I read the article (linked above) and became so angry that I had to share my opinion and experience with this company. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

a Harris Cab driver picked my friends and I up from Forest Park to go back to our apartment building 3 minutes away. The meter came to $ 10.36, and the driver said to my friend (who had offered to pay) «you pay 30 dollars. I am busy now». I interjected and told him that was absurd, and my friend said she’d pay $ 15 with tip (which is still generous, as far as I’m concerned) and he said «f*** you, lady». So unprofessional. it’s ridiculous that these cab companies are still allowed to operate in this town, no less that they think they have the authority to say that Über shouldn’t be allowed.

No one is even going to believe my story, but I will tell it anyway.
I’ve used this cab plenty of times when I just caught them around town, like at the airport or whatever, like when I hailed them down.
Calling to have them come pick you up— TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY. Unreliable and just confusing.
I admit I was extremely wasted when this happened, but it still happened. I called for them to come pick me up and they said they would be here in 20 minutes. I waited 35 and called them back. They instructed me to call the driver, and said his cell phone number was 652-​TAXI. I called that number, and it was the number for Laclede Cab. LOLZ. I AM SERIOUS. But I was very drunk and confused. I called back Harris Cab and he told me he was five minutes away. 25 minutes later I gave up, called Laclede back, and a cab was to my door in THREE MINUTES, LITERALLY (I have proof because their call to tell me they were here is 3 minutes after the call where I ordered the cab).
Obviously I pissed someone off at Harris for them to fuck with me like this. I don’t know how I could be blacklisted, though, as I have never called and ordered a cab from them. Anyway, this is the most unprofessional company ever. This company is the reason Über exists. I don’t feel sorry for cab companies anymore.

Grabbed a short cab ride in the rain. Cab driver was friendly, but took us the longest way possible for a ride that could have been shorter than 1 mile.

Simply put. This is not a good business. Ride at your own risk — or choose to ride somewhere else. I’ll choose the latter.

DO NOT ever call a Harris Cab. My cab driver added a 0 on my $ 9 taxi charge to make it $ 90. It was dark in the cab and I could not see it clearly and accepted that receipt. When I saw the receipt the next dayI called the cab company to let them know the cab driver lied about the fare and the person who answered pretty much said I was out of luck. I protested with my bank and they did investigate but because of the DISHONESTY of Harris Cab, the receipt looked legit and I was charged $ 90 for a $ 9 ride. Companies who lie and cheat are dangerous, but when you entrust your safety to a transporation company that lies and cheats, it’s downright dangerous.

I’ve been waiting for a cab for close to an hour now. Wtf? Why isnt uberx in this city?!

I can’t believe in the middle of the day a driver would stop in the middle of Manchester road and block traffic for over 5 minutes picking up a group of people. Not only was it unsafe for the passengers loading on both sides of the van the cars trying to pass the stopped van in the road created even more of a safety concern.

I’ll just be very frank about how disappointed with Harris Cab and exactly why. I had a flight in the morning for a meeting and called the night before to schedule a pick-​up to the airport in the morning at 7AM and the dispatcher/​scheduler was polite and took down my time, phone number and address. He told me the driver would be calling me 15 minutes prior to my pickup time just to be safe and make sure we were on schedule. Courteous? Sure. Reliable? No.
The morning of my flight for an 8:30 flight, no call was received. No cab ever came. 7:30AM I call Laclede cab after a quick 3G internet search and tell them I’m worried I won’t catch my flight because my cab scheduled from Harris Cab never came. 3 minutes later, Laclede cab comes to pick me up in the middle of the street and I get to the airport on time just before the plane took off and caught my flight.
I almost missed my flight for an important meeting that would have meant losing my job. Listen, I’m not trying to be picky about the details of a cab or the driving skills of a driver and being overly harsh for no reason. I scheduled a pick up and they simply just never showed. Any service industry is based on quality of work and timeliness. Neither were demonstrated and I was not only frustrated on a personal level but stressed on a professional level. Don’t be fooled if you call and they are polite and appear professional over the phone.
I’ve never used Harris cab before and thought I’d give it a shot as the reviews on Google seemed mixed but fair. I will never be using this cab service ever again.

Absolutely terrible. Driver was distracted looking at his phone while driving on the highway, then insisted that he could not take credit cards despite a Visa/​MasterCard/​Square sticker on the window.

Oops. Should have checked Unilocal instead of google for reviews. Called and got a time quote of 20 minutes. 40 minutes later, called and got «your driver is almost there.» 15 minutes later, I called back and got, «oh yes ma’am he’s ALMOST there.» I asked him to define the word «almost» to me. He said «like 5 minutes.» Okay. So I guess «almost» the first time meant 20 minutes– which was my original wait time. I’m writing this as the clock hits the official one hour mark, and I’m still sitting here waiting for my cab. Good thing my friend isn’t only in town for tonight, or I’d never get to see them.
DONT BOTHER WITH THIS CAB COMPANY.

Everyone is right. They charged more than the fare on the screen. Had me sign my signature and then added himself an extra tip on top of the 20% I gave him. Called the office to complain, they said they would get back to me and never did. DONT USE THIS COMPANY

Had a terrifying experience with a driver (got his picture) swerving all over the road, cursing at my daughter who held her lane when he nearly sideswiped her, then FOLLOWED her, tailgating and shouting all the way onto the highway. Separate calls by both of us at least got an apology from the dispatcher, but no promised callback with an explanation of consequences for the driver. We will be filing a police report and calling the taxi commission on Monday.

Wow, Harris has TERRIBLE reviews! I was nervous because the I asked the Courtyard Marriott Downtown St Louis to call a Taxi for me to the Airport and Harris showed up. I got in the Cab, scouted out the Driver (Ali) and Unilocaled it ASAP. 1 Star… on No… a Unilocaler’s worst nightmare…
But on the contrary, Ali was great! he was very pleasant in conversation and told me all about his family. Yes, we missed our exit but that was because we were in deep conversation. Overall, it was a good experience for me so I wish other’s the best!

So glad I didn’t take Harris cab. We walked out of a bar in the loop the other night (had taken Laclede cab to the bar for a total of 16 including a 25% tip). The first cab we saw was Harris cab and as we approached he asked where we were going. We told him and he said it would be 40 bucks. I stated there was no way and he said yes it’s 40 bucks, just get in. I had some choice words for him and got into a different can behind him and saved $ 25. So happy we did!

UPDATE:
Another friend of mine had a run in this weekend with Harris Cabs.
We will call this friend… Joe.
Joe hailed a cab on wash. ave last weekend. He spoke to the cab driver and said that he needed to be taken 10 blocks to his apartment. The driver took him half way and then turned around because «he had a better fare» and it wasn’t worth his time to take him the rest of the way. The driver turned around and brought Joe back to the bar he was at when the cab picked him up. The driver then demanded that Joe pay the price on the meter. Joe refused and called the police. When the police arrived, they admonished the driver and actually drove Joe to his apartment… THE POLICE DROVE HIM. Don’t use the company.