mattR Posted August 20, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 20, 2014 How can my in-laws contact a car company for pick-up at Newark airport if they don't have a cell phone? Are there payphones? Can you catch a car service curb side and if so would it be the same rate as pre-booking one? Do they have Van's curb side? 4 people with bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138east Posted August 20, 2014 #2 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I think it's going to be tricky. Where are they going? What date are they doing this? They can borrow a cell phone or they can not book a car service and just go directly to the taxi dispatcher and get livery transportation. Please give us more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeyer418 Posted August 20, 2014 #3 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) There are pay phones-all over the place. Most of the car services have 800 telephone numbers as well. Its illegal for a car/limo service to pick up someone curbside without a pre-arrangement. EWR has taxi service that can be picked up without pre-arrangement. http://www.panynj.gov/airports/ewr-taxi-car-van-service.html the rates are competitive although they be slightly more than some car services. also where are they going? its also hard to believe that among 4 people there is no cell phone in this day and age. They may have to pay a roaming rate but it may be worth it. Edited August 20, 2014 by smeyer418 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattR Posted August 22, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Two different hotels actually the The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan and the Iroquois Hotel. What would a car service charge for the additional drop? No cell phones as they are from Canada and it would cost $20 just to be able to have service and this is the only real call they would need to make. They are flying in on Saturday Nov 29th around 1:30pm. I see that the van rate is $65 what would the actual rate be with tolls and tip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted August 22, 2014 #5 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Two different hotels actually the The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan and the Iroquois Hotel. What would a car service charge for the additional drop? No cell phones as they are from Canada and it would cost $20 just to be able to have service and this is the only real call they would need to make. They are flying in on Saturday Nov 29th around 1:30pm. I see that the van rate is $65 what would the actual rate be with tolls and tip? It's very easy to contact the major car services upon arrival. Just call their toll free number from a pay phone...and in some cases the car service can also be reached directly from a customer service phone at the ground transportation desk in the airline terminal. You really need to contact the car service companies to get information on their exact charges for a multiple drop ride. The two hotels you've mentioned aren't that far apart so I can't imagine the charge would be more than $5-10. Tolls are expensive...figure something in the $15-20 range for a trip from EWR to Manhattan. Customary tip percentage is 15-20% of the fare. In some cases the car services will automatically add on 20% for vehicles other than a sedan...again you have to talk to your car service in advance to get their exact policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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