Snacking in the taxi

Question

Hi mummies can I just ask. I was in the taxi otw home, and my 2.5 year old son was feeling hungry so I gave him a snack. Then after a while, the taxi driver said cannot eat in the taxi. (I think it is a rule that we can’t eat or drink in the taxi right? Can someone help me check?) So I said, but then a toddler is not able to tahan his hunger or thirst, so can’t he make an exception for these grp of ppl? (i.e children/elderly/sick people). Then he said again that cannot eat in the taxi cos later the food all drop, and that if my son is hungry then that is our problem. So rude of him to say this? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Sorry just ranting here

Anonymous · Answer

I always ask for permission before I proceed to feed any food in taxi because it’s people’s car. My child has very bad motion sickness and I usually try to avoid feeding unless I have to for long journey (from east to west/jam). So far the taxi drivers are pretty nice and allowed and a few mentioned that they allowed because I asked them first. I will also assure them that I won’t leave any crumbs/mess (I use plastic bag to put on my LO’s lap and bring those snacks that don’t require breaking). And yes, according to CDG, no eating and drinking in taxi as crumbs do attract pest and since they are using the vehicle daily for long hours and picking up many people, they would naturally want to avoid having pest situation. (They also have to spend extra money to get rid of the pest/even get complaints from future passengers) In conclusion, we have to respect that it’s their vehicle so it’s best to ask them first instead. There are many understanding drivers out there :).