Looking for info. on Sejac town car Transportation

[Lewisc]

Carol--That makes sense. You get a driver you like, save a few dollars and the driver avoids the line. It's always nice to do business with someone who gives you good service.

Big Difference here Orlando requires that drivers use the meter, Mr. Sejac doesn't have a permit to pick up at MCO and at least one poster thinks he's circumventing airport rules by arranging to do his meet and greets by the Hyatt.

I wouldn't be booking my transportation from a company that doesn't have permit to pick up at MCO.

edited to say

Carol you frequently say you'll pay for service. I don't think I'd expect service from a driver that is willing to transport me for a discount and pay whatever commission/fee/kickback/marketing fee that the driver owes Mr. Sejac. I understand those fees can be as high as 20% plus the taxi has to pay MCO something like $5 in order to offer meet and greet and operate out of the airport.

I am going to pipe up and say that I used to do something like this in Nashville. I had a cab driver who was licensed to pick up at the airport, but he gave me a discount if I called him directly since that meant he did NOT have to wait in the line. Waiting in the line can take HOURS if business is slow and if I called him directly he was allowed to come get me. For him the "extra" business he could get was worth giving me a discount as opposed to waiting in the line for several hours. (He had a bunch of us he did this for. Your big risk was that he was already tied up on Friday afternoon, but if he was you just went to the line and paid a little more)

 

[CarolA]

Lewis,
I am not even going to try to sort this one out..... LOL!

As I told the OP, I don't know what I would do in her shoes. For a lot of reasons I am not a fan of the towncar or taxi industries so I generally try to avoid them.

 

[tinkerbell211]

I realize that the majority of this thread is related to the details of who can and cannot provide services at the airports.
I wonder if someone would help me sort out my situation a little more specifically...
Again, we have scheduled round trip transportation with Sejac from the Kissimmee Amtrak station to a WDW resort.
Does anyone see any problems with using his services for this transaction? (professionally, not based on rather someone likes him or not).
Thank you!!!

 

[Lewisc]

Isn't it amazing when someone finds a price that looks too good to be true, priced below the market, something never seems to smell right.

tinkerbell211--AFAIK Sejack is allowed to pick up at the train station. The poster who used them seem happy with them. I have a problem with business that seem to have new posters "shill" be either praising a company or slamming the competitors but Sejack seems OK as long as you're not playing games with them at MCO.

Lewis,
I am not even going to try to sort this one out..... LOL!

As I told the OP, I don't know what I would do in her shoes. For a lot of reasons I am not a fan of the towncar or taxi industries so I generally try to avoid them.

 

[adisneynut]

I realize that the majority of this thread is related to the details of who can and cannot provide services at the airports.
I wonder if someone would help me sort out my situation a little more specifically...
Again, we have scheduled round trip transportation with Sejac from the Kissimmee Amtrak station to a WDW resort.
Does anyone see any problems with using his services for this transaction? (professionally, not based on rather someone likes him or not).
Thank you!!!

You should be fine. I plan to use him in Dec. He is licensed to pick you up at the Kissimmee Amtrak station, which requires an Osceola permit.

In fact another Dis member is currently on a Cruise and he is the one who gave me the contact number for Sejac. He has used him in the past with no problems. He takes Amtrack is the way he usually go to Disney.

 

[CarolA]

Just to let you know, the OP has heard from Sejac.

However, I am going to agree with Edd here.. (which may be totally amazing) There are those of us who post on here routinely and have a lot of "reputation" (be that a good one or a bad one) Most of us tend to take the word of a new poster who only posts on transport with a grain of salt. (or for that matter a poster who only posts bad things about the competetion with a grain of salt) In the past there have been "shills" who showed up to post and it turned out they owned towncars etc....So sorry if you feel unloved, but continued posting and providing advice will allow the long time posters to develop confidence in you. (Or learn as in some cases that the advice is at least good for a laugh!)

Welcome to the DIS and I hope you stay around and join us.

 

[Fishfunatic]

I realize that the majority of this thread is related to the details of who can and cannot provide services at the airports.
I wonder if someone would help me sort out my situation a little more specifically...
Again, we have scheduled round trip transportation with Sejac from the Kissimmee Amtrak station to a WDW resort.
Does anyone see any problems with using his services for this transaction? (professionally, not based on rather someone likes him or not).
Thank you!!!

Hi tinker,

To answer you question, there are no problems with Sejac picking you up at the train station, as indicated by other posters and I have been met there as well. I think you will find what I have said in my previous post to be true. If you have any specific questions you can shoot me an e-mail. These postings seem to be getting a little out of hand. The owner is a very nice man the kind of guy you wish the best for, which is why I share my experience with his company. Seeing what actually happens in this posting I think is an indicator of what you will find with any transport service. There are always those standing by to readily tear someone or something apart. There are very few on the other hand, who will simply share what their experience has been and leave it to you to make your own decision. Keep in mind that the most critical posters of this company appear to be those who have never utilized his services. It's very easy to stand on the sideline and take shots when everyone is anonymous. I am surprised the other drivers on this posting don't have the foresight to realize this could easily be them under the same ridiculous scrutiny.

Hope this helps,

Laurie the fishfunatic.

 

[Lewisc]

I don't care how many "shills" Sejac gets to post (NOT INCLUDING ADISNEYNUT).

1) Sejac doesn't have a permit to pick up at MCO as per the official MCO webstite

2) Sejac is booking MCO pickups on their website without any indication that Sejac is either violating airport rules by picking up at the Hyatt OR is arranging to have the guest picked up by a driver that doesn't legally represent Sejac.

It sounds like Sejac is a good driver, has a good car JUST NOT FOR MCO pickups.

 

[adisneynut]

(NOT INCLUDING ADISNEYNUT).

Thanks!

 

[saltandpepper]

I just joined the forum today and was surprised at the smut that was being thrown at Sejac. I have worked with this man before and he is reputable, professional, customer oriented and a true credit to the transportation industry. He has worked for Mears for 15 years and would do nothing to jeopadize his reputation with them.

RUI Girl, I highly recommend you consummate your business with Sejac and you won't be disappointed.

 

[Lewisc]

No smut was being thrown. Sejac is not on the approved VFH list on the MCO website yet the company is solicting airport pick ups. No mention that the service isn't being provided by Sejac.

I just joined the forum today and was surprised at the smut that was being thrown at Sejac. I have worked with this man before and he is reputable, professional, customer oriented and a true credit to the transportation industry. He has worked for Mears for 15 years and would do nothing to jeopadize his reputation with them.
RUI Girl, I highly recommend you consummate your business with Sejac and you won't be disappointed.

 

[Edd]

On two separate occasions this past month Edd has seen Santo doing a "meet and greet" in the Hyatt driveway. This is eyewitness, not heresay. It didn't dawn on Edd why this driver was there until a link from these boards took Edd to the Sejac transportation site. When I saw the picture I linked that to the driver I saw operating at the Hyatt. There may be other drivers in the number of drivers on that network that do not have permits to work in the airport. Probably some of them printed on this discussion. The fact that I have seen a few other vehicles and drivers holding up "meet and greet" signs leads me to the conclusion those drivers are also operating illegally. They will be dealt with when they are ticketed by the Orlando Police Department or written an NOV by the airport authorities.

Edd has done much work in eliminating the illegal drivers in the airport. If you have been around and worked out of the airport you no longer compete with the regional shuttles stealing taxi riders. The drivers soliciting on the second floor and in the exits are literally gone. The VFH companies are now listed on the airport web site, Lewis has pointed that site out, a little more negotiation and the listings can be linked to the home pages of the companies. It has already been approved by the airport director, but all Edd has to do is work through the beauocracy of the airport. All these little deals, to protect the rights of the legal drivers, taxi and VFH companies and to make sure passengers get a fair shake on the prices and service they receive arriving into Orlando International Airport, are being accomplished thru the efforts Edd has put into making them happen.

Edd also writes the paper many drivers and employees of GOAA are always asking, "have you got the latest edition?" If you don't believe this than you can go ask the right people in the airport and they will verify this for you. PM me if you need some names, I have all of them.

Edd also was the lead person on the opposite side of the "Disney Magical Express" story. Sorry DisBoarders. I was introduced to Al Weiss on the day the airport finalized the new contract and was complimented by Mr. Weiss himself on the healthy opposition to the contract.

Edd did work for Mears and left Mears, on his own, after 12 years with no customer complaints. However David and Edd did not get along to fabulously well.

Lewis a is absolutely right about Sejak and I am on the Orlando scene to verify what he printed is correct. My company has never been approached by the OP for transportation.

 

[Lewisc]

I thought the OP had asked to have this thread closed.


Neither Santo nor his company has a permit to pickup at MCO. Sejac is soliciting airport pickups on their website. Those are facts not under dispute. There is absolutely no indication on the website that the solicition is being made on behalf of a third party.

 

[riu girl]

I thought the OP had asked to have this thread closed.


Yes I did yesterday morning (via pm) . I just received a response from a board moderator (second one I pmed) . I have been told that there are no transportation mods on line right now but a request has been entered to the web masters.

 

[KathyTX]

This thread is now locked.

I agree with some of the other posters here: BEWARE of brand new posters who join simply to extol the virtues of any specific company. Although it's possible that they could be legitimate posters, they much more often turn out to be posting false testimonials for their own financial or business benefit.