Taxi Driver is a taxi-based activity available in Grand Theft Auto III.
Description[]
The player can earn money by delivering pedestrians to their predetermined destination within a time limit. Starting the mission lights up the taxi's roof-mounted sign encouraging nearby pedestrians to flag the player's taxi down. Once a pedestrian enters the vehicle, the destination is displayed on screen and is marked by a blip on the radar and a colored marker at the destination itself. The allotted time given is calculated roughly from the distance to the destination, and an additional 30 seconds (10 seconds for other 3D Universe games) is granted upon completing a fare to find another one. If the player runs out of time, exits the vehicle, or damages their vehicle too badly, the passenger will flee, ending the mission. Although missing rear doors save disembark/embark time, spending the time detouring to a Pay 'n' Spray en-route can be a valuable restoration investment when the cab becomes difficult to control or before it begins to reject new fares.
The reward for delivering a pedestrian to the destination varies between $100 and $700. For the first five pedestrians delivered in a row, the player is awarded an additional $2,000, increasing by an additional $2,000 for every further five deliveries: $4,000 for ten fares, $6,000 for fifteen, and so on.
Destinations[]
Portland[]
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| Meeouch Sex Kitten Club | Meeouch Sex Kitten Club | Red Light District | |
| Supa Save | Supa Save | Portland View | |
| Old School Hall | old school hall | Chinatown | |
| Greasy Joe's Cafe | Greasy Joe's Cafe | Callahan Point | |
| Ammu-Nation | AmmuNation | Red Light District | |
| Easy Credit Autos | Easy Credit Autos | Saint Mark's | |
| Woody's Topless Bar | Woody's topless bar | Red Light District | |
| Marco's Bistro | Marcos Bistro | Saint Mark's | |
| Import/Export Garage | import export garage | Portland Harbor | |
| Punk Noodles | Punk Noodles | Chinatown |
Staunton Island[]
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| Panlantic construction site | Construction site | Fort Staunton | |
| Liberty Memorial Coliseum | Football Stadium | Aspatria | |
| Liberty City Cathedral | The Church | Bedford Point | |
| Kenji's Casino | The Casino | Torrington | |
| St. Matthias University | Liberty University | Liberty Campus | |
| The Shopping Mall | Shopping Mall | Belleville Park | |
| Staunton Island City Hall | Museum | Torrington | |
| AMCo. Headquarters | AmCo Building | Torrington | |
| Bolt Burgers | Bolt Burgers | Bedford Point | |
| Belleville Park | The Park | Belleville Park |
Shoreside Vale[]
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| Francis International Airport | Francis intl. Airport | Francis International Airport | |
| Cochrane Dam | Cochrane Dam | Cochrane Dam | |
| Import/Export Garage | import export garage | Cochrane Dam | |
| Hope Medical College | The hospital | Pike Creek | |
| Staunton View Picnic Area | The Park | Wichita Gardens | |
| North West Towers | North West Towers | Wichita Gardens |
Rewards[]
- The Borgnine cab spawns at the Borgnine Taxis company in Harwood (100 fares)
- PlayStation 4: Unlocks the Silver Trophy Where To? (100 fares)
Oversights[]
- In Grand Theft Auto III, if Claude is pulled out of a taxi by a pedestrian at the same time that a fare gets into a taxi, the fare ped will stay seated in the backseat. The screen will say "Taxi Mission Ended" after a few seconds, even if Claude immediately gets back into the car. The ped, however, will never move from his seat unless the player activates another Taxi Mission, where the new fare will pull the ped out of the backseat and get in.
- In Grand Theft Auto III, it's possible to double the fares. A video of this can be seen here.
- Due to a glitch in GTA III, the player can transport people around in any car besides the standard Taxi, or Cabbie. To do this, the player must enter a Taxi cab and hold the sub-mission button. Keep holding the button and exit the cab. Then enter the car to whichever one the player desires. Once in the new car release the button and the mission will start. A video of this can be seen here.
- There's a glitch in some versions of GTA III that renders the missions unplayable, as pressing R3 will not start the side-mission like it's supposed to. Most reports about the glitch are from the PS2 version, and it can also happen on the PS4 version. The cause of the glitch is unknown, but it's possible that using other vehicles via the above glitch might have something to do with it. There's no known fix to this problem, and thus it might make reaching 100% in the affected save file(s) impossible.
- In 3D Universe, pedestrians as well as gang members can act as fares. Even after passing all the story missions where few gangs are hostile, they sometimes will get in the car as a fare and act like normal peds and won't try to kill the player.
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