MEL taxi scam

[AustraliaPoochie]

You need to keep your eyes open.
They (touts) are there, but they dont approach everyone.
Once you know a face, you will know them.
They tend to wear the grey melange pants, grey shirt, and a grey sweater.
Maybe to look official(ish).
I dont think that those guys we see at the "outfall"/outside of MEL T3/T4 are not the drivers, but most likely relos of the drivers, and once they have a mark, they would use their phones to let the other side know who to jump upon.
Most people walk past the touts, or nearly all.
None of them wear a necktie.
The one I saw, was from the subcontinent, tallish, and wore glasses, and had a smartphone is his hands, casually held around his back.
At least ADL airport has the taxi marshall, MEL has the uber marshall, but no taxi marshall since the taxi drivers got moved, ... the taxi drivers must be angry now.
Did see fewer taxis in the uber line, at the far right hand side of end of T1.

 

[Saab34]

Is this an issue in Sydney also? I can’t say I’ve seen it.

 

[Gladstone Tim]

The grownups solved that dilemma years sgo:

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Feel so confident using Jimmy’s services. Often arrive late at night into MEL and am well-looked after, particularly knowing the arrangements. Usually book them for the return journey too. Really appreciate finding out about Jimmy through AFF.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Hard to say re: SYD, as there is the T1 and T2/T3 zones, but they are probably there too.
Never been approached at SYD tho.
But I think from the layout out the front, esp T2/T3 dom, its harder, + they have also done some works with the tear down of some of the multi storey carpark, and adding the above head level for dep (ie, pax leaving) and differentiating arr to downstairs.
Probably with SYD T1, its probably easier for them, as there is the wider plaza out the front.

 

[SYD]

Hard to say re: SYD, as there is the T1 and T2/T3 zones, but they are probably there too.
Never been approached at SYD tho.
But I think from the layout out the front, esp T2/T3 dom, its harder, + they have also done some works with the tear down of some of the multi storey carpark, and adding the above head level for dep (ie, pax leaving) and differentiating arr to downstairs.
Probably with SYD T1, it’s probably easier for them, as there is the wider plaza out the front.

In many decades I could probably count on one hand the number of Taxi touts I’ve encountered arriving at SYD T2 or T3.

However, this thread did get me thinking and jogged my memory that there might be a bit of it at SYD T1 but less overt than MEL T1!

 

[JIMMYTHEJET]

In many decades I could probably count on one hand the number of Taxi touts I’ve encountered arriving at SYD T2 or T3.

However, this thread did get me thinking and jogged my memory that there might be a bit of it at SYD T1 but less overt than MEL T1!

Thankfully never experienced touts in Sydney!’