Pedicabs in Gaslamp

TERRIBLE! I’d give 0 stars if I could. The driver never mentioned a price and took us (5 people) like 4 blocks which was maybe 5 minutes and we were under the understanding that it’s based on tips. We tried to give him what we viewed as a fair amount and he said it was $ 10 A PERSON and would not negotiate! Ridiculous. We will never use the pedicabs in Gaslamp again and I will be investigating how I can report this because I took a picture of the back of it. I’m really disappointed that this fun experience turned into something that ruined our night.

Such a scam. We tried to negotiate price before getting in but driver wouldn’t say anything. Then instead of just dropping us off at hotel he just circled us around the boardwalk. When the ride was over which was quite fun for the first few blocks, he then refused to give us a price for the ride. My friend gave him a 20 $ and he said it was not enough then I have him a 10 $. There was a sign that said 8 – 16 $ per person one way. Über would gave been 4 $ total and much less drama.

This rating goes out to Krag and Luke for helping me out on this case. They were able to help track down the driver, revoke his license and provide us with a refund almost instantaneously. Thank god we were able to get the driver’s information via credit card payments. Thank you!

The city needs to regulate this business and the prices they charge. The drivers count on people not asking. In some cases they outright lie about the charges or try to rip off the riders saying the pries quoted was per person. Like taxi’s there should be posted regulations, licenses for the rig and driver.
It gives tourists a bad impression of San Diego.

The driver stole money from us !!!
$ 22.00 we paid half cash and half credit card.
he charged it all the credit card, and will not answer the phone to rectify situation.

This is a scam! Jumped in one at Seaport village and went a couple of blocks with my wife and two kids. When we got in the driver told us it was for tips but when we got to the destination he pulled out a price sheet at $ 25 per person! That’s $ 100 for a 5 minute ride. I informed the driver that he was insane and after 5 minutes haggling we settled on $ 30. I should have confirmed the price before getting in.

This is a scam… Friday night at 11pm the ride was $ 10.00 for 4 blocks. Tuesday night the same ride was $ 50.00 plus the driver asked for a tip!!! It was dead outside and he wanted me to pay for it being slow! Do NOT use this! They are criminals!!!

The customer service manager contacted me and made efforts to resolve the situation and reassured me the company is working to improve the quality of their service including addressing the overcharging by pedicabs.

Terrible service. Was charged $ 44 to go ½ mile for two people. Never again. Don’t do it! Not worth the money. taxi was $ 10 for longer distance. This business needs to have license revoked

Deserves a zero or negative star. I negotiated a $ 10 ride for 3 people to go two blocks from the dance club to our hotel. Upon arrival he aggressively insists that we negotiated $ 10 each; he wants $ 30 for a two minute ride. The bike driver tries to intimidate me and starts yelling. I give him $ 5 more ($ 15 total) because my gf is getting nervous and we walk away quickly from his insults.
Deceptive scam artist scum bags. The city needs to shut these thugs down. Do not support these bullies.

Nothing gets me riled up like the Pedicabs in Gaslamp, San Diego.
If you must use one, negotiate the price first. The few times I’ve used them, I’ve paid anywhere from $ 5 to $ 25 per person to get a few blocks.
As a resident of the Gaslamp in Downtown, I can’t stand the noise they make and the traffic they cause. If I walk down the street with a loud boom box on my shoulder, I’d probably get a ticket for a violation if not worse. Yet these pedicabs are permitted to have loud sound systems for the sole purpose of attracting attention, not to mention encouraging their drunken passengers to be just as loud. It might be tolerable if they put some sort of restriction on it– maybe end the music at 12 midnight, or 2 am even. Do you know what it’s like to have to hear «Fancy» right outside your window at 2:30 am?!?
As far as the traffic they cause… I have no answers. The roads in Gaslamp are very busy on Weekend nights anyway. It must be hard for pedicab drivers to keep pedaling with cars whizzing by and honking. I respect their right to earn a living, but nobody seems to be regulating these bicycle taxis.

We got charged $ 84 for a 5 minute ride. This is highway robbery. Be careful. Never again.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS… negotiate the price ahead of time and PER PERSON! Then only pay them THAT price. I have had very good experiences with the pedicabs in the past because I negotiated the price upfront. However, tonight I did not! Big mistake!!! I assumed that the price would be comparable to previous prices.
The pedicab owner wanted $ 90 at the end of our 20 minute ride. (I would like to make $ 270 an hour, too.)
As Greg of Pedicabs San Diego has stated in Unilocal… they are all independently owned so they can charge their own prices. I am wondering what business relationship that he has with these «independently owned» pedicabs that he is not able to achieve a predetermined consistent fare that he can monitor and control. Greg, please explain.
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Greg K.
Comment from Greg K. of Pedicabs in Gaslamp
Business Customer Service
12÷8÷2014 I’m sorry that you had a dismal experience. Fares are not given by donation and generally they run around $ 15 – 20 per person (although given your distance travelled I would’ve liked the driver to be more reasonable). Pedicab drivers operate independently, but next time we recommend determining the fare before stepping into the cab, or reporting them to us so we can refrain from leasing our cab to that driver in the future.

No Stars!!!
We were ripped off. The guy decided to charge us $ 40 for ¼ of a mile for two people. The ride was only 5 minutes long. It would’ve been cheaper to take a cab. He mislead us on the price. We were shocked because we thought the fare was given by donation. I wish I took the guys name and company name down because I would report him to the city. He called that short ride a tour. Uh no.

WARNING!!!
DO NOT USE THE #PEDICAB IN THE GASLAMP DISTRICT. We were told that the cost of the ride was free and you simply tip the peddler. Well, later that night, we were charged $ 40 for two riders to go three blocks. What a ripoff. Don’t get scammed by these guys. Take a cab, Über or just walk.

If you are too drunk, too tired, to lazy, or just had too much fun at Comic-​Con and need to give your feet a break, then jump on a pedicab. We reluctantly got on one because it was $ 15 dollars just to go up 4 blocks. When you are used to walking, that’s pricey. But after cosplaying is heels for 9 hours, I just needed to sit. He offered to take us for $ 10 because he took pity on me. I have to give them credit for peddling uphill with passengers. They must have in incredible legs. But our driver was friendly and recommended places to visit on our drive home so we still gave him $ 15 for our ride.

Screw a pedicab. Asked him how much it would cost for 2 people dude said $ 15. I reiterated, $ 15 total for 2 people? He said yeah. We get dropped off like 5 blocks away and I shoot him a $ 20 and he replies no no no $ 15 each… f#@k that! I told him what he said before we got in and he tried to argue… so we just got off and walked away. I left him with the $ 20. He can lick my balls.
If you do so decide to use them, make sure you clarify how much for each person and to a specific designation otherwise theyll try to flip the script on you.

Rip Off… I get it’s a tourist attraction, but what a rip off…
A cab ride to the resturant was $ 6, Pedicab back to the hotel was $ 100… Think about it…
NOT WORTH IT… They charge your card 2 times, first time they say it doesn’t go through, when it actually does. I had 2 charges post to my account and had to file a claim to receive my money back…
SAVE YOUR MONEY

SCAM. Please do not use them!!! I’m very upset! My family went on this ride, thinking it will be about $ 60-​$ 80. The concept sounded very nice… strolling through gas lamp on a pedi cab. We flagged them down and asked how much it will be, the driver assured us that it would be discounted and told us not to worry. He had a smile and looked friendly so we trusted him. Big mistake ever!!!
As we strolled down through the gas lamp district, we enjoyed the scenery. The driver played very loud music that entertained us. Many pedestrians were smiling and looking at us as we strolled on through gas lamp. There were no prices marked on the pedi can, but sure enough, we saw the prices… taped to the bottom of the seat and the print was faded. $ 20 — $ 40 per person for a ride. ½ hour tour for $ 60 per person!!! Can you believe that? That’s so ridiculous to charge people that much! That friendly face on the driver was really an evil face. For a party of 5 (2 were kids), we were charged $ 280 for a 45 min «tour». I don’t know what kind of tour drives you around without telling you anything about the place and claim it a tour. The $ 280 was supposedly a discounted rate! We argued and eventually got it down to $ 200, but the matter of the fact… he and the company are horrible for running this type of business. They’ve totally ruined a great experience by ripping us off.
I really hope they get what they deserve. Someone needs to shut them down and fine them for a shady way of doing business. Please, do not go on these without asking them for the price. If they insist on giving you a discount or telling you after… running away and flip them a bird before you leave (we didn’t get a chance to do so, plus we had kids with us). Karma is just around the corner.

My need for pedicabbers go hand in hand with my shoe collection. After walking, dancing, late night eating, etc, there’s a point in the night when you just want to get back to your car. I usually have a of pedicabber of the moment that I text, but either they have to leave to go back to their home country or they don’t pay they cell phone bill. Lance used to be the go to guy. He had road rage, cussed the whole ride, but he played the jams. He shot us through the thick downtown crowd the night of the Madonna concert/​Obama election, but now he’s MIA.
We were leaving Barley Mash & our car was parked by the W hotel on Columbia. I told the little pedicabber girl where our car was and she said it was no problem… AND I wanted to stop at Ciro’s and grab a pizza…, still… no problem. She said it would be about $ 25/​$ 30 AND she takes credit cards with her swiper thing in her iPhone. Props to her ! No wonder the guys never last, they aren’t smart.
Now, I have my go to girl, Pedi Gal. She was super cute and one of the sharpest pedicabbers. After having to put my seatbelt on, we ate our pizza and were on our way down Broadway. She actually gave me her business card since she knew I was local. She told me I can text her whenever I needed a ride. Very uberesque. Something about being in the cool night air when your feet are throbbing, make it all worth it.
I ended up giving her $ 50 since she looked like a starving student & because I had won betting on horses on Opening Day, and she had a freaking card swipe machine. I signed her iphone with my finger and I was done. My feet thank you and further affirms, I will never ever give up wearing heels.
I’ll be back sooner than later… I blink and it’s Comic-​Con.