I feel Qatar is left behind compared to all other GCC nations when it comes to developing its transport system. Its extremly difficult to find taxis in Doha - when you need them urgently. Although lot of measures are being taken recently by the authorities to improve the situation but it is still the same as far as new comers - to Qatar are concerned without a driving license.
One month before CID arrest one of my friend who was using his private car as a taxi in evening time in Doha...Now Karwa drivers will ask more money than before ...now they know thay poor people have no more option than Karwa taxi...we come from Doha to Alkhor in day time karwa drivers ask for 10 QR per person but if when we come after 9 pm they ask for 20 to 25 QR per person..
they are much better ! i wish they could get converted into legal taxi. no need to pay booking charges 4 riyal like karwa taxi. u call them and they will give much better service than karwa. they are available in areas where karwa taxi don't go also.
it is a strong invisible work force. if you realy calculte themwill be just same or over power of karwa fleet,giving helping hand to move Qatar forward.
They Are illegal, A lot of people are getting into this business as the income earned is around 5,000 to 6,000 more or less .Earning is more rather than they working for a company , few do it as part time income they charge more than karwa at times & are minting lot of money
i did not get in any illegal cab with a rude driver,..
but i did get in several of karwa cabs with rude drivers
illegal most of the time same or better rate than karwa with a way better service
like back home,.most cabs are private owned and operated but controlled over a dispatch company,.so the take care of there cars clean on in and outside and the are not rude because you are not going to call them again and then the loose bussines
It's illegal...its the driver and owner of the car responsibility if caught,with penalty 3,000 Qr and car be impounded 1 month and 20 qr rental per day at the impounding area..not bad for the risk been taken by car lift...they want to earn a little bit extra with a price if caught.
5 Hours! Thats awfully poor service I must say. Did you wait or perhaps use your bicycle to go to your destination? Awful! Disgusting! Shame on you Karma Taxis!
They are charging more than the legal taxi drivers. These illegal drivers have regular jobs and this is just extra income for them for this reason they should charge at reasonable rates and not more than what Karwa is charging.
Karwa taxi and even the new company Millenium if im not mistaken are having the worst service as i experience, most of them insist not to use receipt and act like a private taxi, every time i tried to book for Karwa they will tell you after 5 hours only it will be available..5 hours??? Yes 5 hours and even worst they will tell you NO MORE AVAILABLE!
They are very helpful and should not get arrested as the Karwa service is really very bad. My father's medicines was ongo. He is the heart patient, i booked Karwa one day before, Even it didn't reached on time the other day. And me and my husband stood on the road for about one hour, NO KARWA taxiz stopped, only a man with the normal car stopped and helped us out. They are the body of Qatar of those who needs helpfull drive certain situations.
for those of us in Mesaieed, there are no karwa taxis so we rely on them for our errands. so to me they are very helpful and should not be arrested at all.
Well until there is Sufficient Public Transport specially Karwa Taxis, these So Called Private Taxis would be on the street of Qatar, even though these Private Taxis are Illegal...
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I feel Qatar is left behind compared to all other GCC nations when it comes to developing its transport system. Its extremly difficult to find taxis in Doha - when you need them urgently. Although lot of measures are being taken recently by the authorities to improve the situation but it is still the same as far as new comers - to Qatar are concerned without a driving license.
its very useful., untill public and company transport systems improves
One month before CID arrest one of my friend who was using his private car as a taxi in evening time in Doha...Now Karwa drivers will ask more money than before ...now they know thay poor people have no more option than Karwa taxi...we come from Doha to Alkhor in day time karwa drivers ask for 10 QR per person but if when we come after 9 pm they ask for 20 to 25 QR per person..
they are much better ! i wish they could get converted into legal taxi. no need to pay booking charges 4 riyal like karwa taxi. u call them and they will give much better service than karwa. they are available in areas where karwa taxi don't go also.
They are helpful for all
Why arrest? carlift is better than karwa.
it is a strong invisible work force. if you realy calculte themwill be just same or over power of karwa fleet,giving helping hand to move Qatar forward.
Illegal Taxis are fine with as long as they are operated and driven by the locals..:)
like 2000 Qr salary,how ill pay 600 monthly?also very difficult to get taxi from inside area.
then how they will reach on time duty ?
then we need to that type of peaple like monthly 300Qr and on timing .it will be helpfull
illegal private cars are better than the legal taxis...
Are you one of them?
the word illegal leaves nothing to speak
They are really helpful.
Of course people will use illegal taxis here. Since when does illegal matter if it suits the situation?
Illegal ONLY matters if it does not pose a disadvantage to the person.
At least that seems to be the case with most people here.
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They Are illegal, A lot of people are getting into this business as the income earned is around 5,000 to 6,000 more or less .Earning is more rather than they working for a company , few do it as part time income they charge more than karwa at times & are minting lot of money
i did not get in any illegal cab with a rude driver,..
but i did get in several of karwa cabs with rude drivers
illegal most of the time same or better rate than karwa with a way better service
like back home,.most cabs are private owned and operated but controlled over a dispatch company,.so the take care of there cars clean on in and outside and the are not rude because you are not going to call them again and then the loose bussines
Ya illegal taxis are helpful and available at all places..
karwa is not available all times..
yea its really helpfull cos its very hard to find karwa taxi in my area ai khaid so i dependon private taxi.
tahsinmim,It includes them(us) too!
they are the life and soul of the common man in Qatar
It's illegal...its the driver and owner of the car responsibility if caught,with penalty 3,000 Qr and car be impounded 1 month and 20 qr rental per day at the impounding area..not bad for the risk been taken by car lift...they want to earn a little bit extra with a price if caught.
5 Hours! Thats awfully poor service I must say. Did you wait or perhaps use your bicycle to go to your destination? Awful! Disgusting! Shame on you Karma Taxis!
Even though they are illegal they are vary helpfull to common people.
Bring back Hanging!
Bring back the Orange taxis!
if its illegal, then its illegal!
Moreover if they charge more than the stipulated rates then its absurd!!
they should be reported to the authorities so that the illegal activity can be checked!
Sorry for sounding rude but rules are rules!
So, You are all justifying an illegal activity.
They are charging more than the legal taxi drivers. These illegal drivers have regular jobs and this is just extra income for them for this reason they should charge at reasonable rates and not more than what Karwa is charging.
Karwa taxi and even the new company Millenium if im not mistaken are having the worst service as i experience, most of them insist not to use receipt and act like a private taxi, every time i tried to book for Karwa they will tell you after 5 hours only it will be available..5 hours??? Yes 5 hours and even worst they will tell you NO MORE AVAILABLE!
They are very helpful and should not get arrested as the Karwa service is really very bad. My father's medicines was ongo. He is the heart patient, i booked Karwa one day before, Even it didn't reached on time the other day. And me and my husband stood on the road for about one hour, NO KARWA taxiz stopped, only a man with the normal car stopped and helped us out. They are the body of Qatar of those who needs helpfull drive certain situations.
Thanks
they are very useful
karwa taxi drivers are rude most of the time.
They are good and courteous .
damn that sucks
they're very helpful eventho they charging higher than karwa..but we need them.
They should be arrested.
for those of us in Mesaieed, there are no karwa taxis so we rely on them for our errands. so to me they are very helpful and should not be arrested at all.
Well until there is Sufficient Public Transport specially Karwa Taxis, these So Called Private Taxis would be on the street of Qatar, even though these Private Taxis are Illegal...
It is very helpful to the people who is struggling to get the Karwa Taxi !