Now, how does 1 take Grab or GoCar w/o being disturbed by Taxi Mafia or taxi touts in the area,hehehe...i enjoy devising my very own ways and methods to work around things in Batam. I get a friend to try to this out just outside Nagoya Hill Mall...
Simply stick one of this sticker onto the person/group using Grab's shirt...
The touts and mafia in the area will know i am waiting for hotel taxis,hehehe...therefore they will not even ask me (and my friends) if we need taxi or not just outside the entrance. Immune to "conventional taxis",hehehe...
Of course, gonna still make sure the taxi touts and taxi mafia do not see whats on my mobile phone. In other word, during ordering of online taxis, DO NOT behave like many ignorant typical Singaporean who would keep holding their phone while waiting for GRAB or GoCar taxi to arrive. Keep the vehicle number,vehicle colour and the approximate time it will arrive in mind, that is all.
Most online taxi will NOT come into Nagoya Hill Mall entrance (fear of getting their vehicle got smash by touts/mafia), so still have to walk out a bit. No need too far, few mins out off the entrance will do the trick. Same can be applied to Harbour Bay ferry terminal, J8 food court and even a2 Food Court too (which was tested).
I believe many hotels which provide shuttle services has such stickers to allow their drivers to tell who is their customer/s and who isnt,hehehe...so it is good to keep some of those stickers on hand throughout the whole day of the trip on my shirt. Most probably its only people like ME would think of such idea/s to bypass the ever aggressive taxi mafia/tout in Batam.
When there's a problem/issue, i look for solution/s. This is just one of them.
Just sharing.