You’ve travelled a long way and are tired. You just want to get to your lodgings, and they don’t offer an airport shuttle. A friendly person comes up to you and tells you that they can get you to your lodgings - for cheap.

Well, that’s a good deal - or is it?

Chances are, your friendly potential taxi driver is not licensed at all, and you may be charged much higher amounts of money than you thought you’d be charged. You may get to your destination, but for one reason or another, the driver charges you three or four times the price promised.

A similar version is someone stating they drive for Uber or Lyft, and offer you a ride.

How to protect yourself
Use the taxi line. Leading you away from the taxi line is a surefire sign that you are not dealing with a licensed taxi driver that has to hold to certain pay rates.

Ridsehare drivers never wait at the airport for customers. You always have to order one.