Taxis in Rome are expensive and drivers are aggressive, do not observe speed limits or traffic lights and often choose the longest path to the destination.

This evaluation is part of a survey conducted on 22 Eurotest motoring clubs in Europe, including Italian authority in this area, Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI). The report ranked Rome taxis as second worst out of 22 large European cities. In Rome, the test was conducted on a road between Termini train station and the Fiera di Roma, near Fiumicino airport. During the trip the driver 'got lost' twice, resulting in increasing the journey time by 60%, in the end customer paid €69 instead of €62, displayed on the meter.

The report notes that a direct route would have cost under €50, this practice of choosing the longest route between the airport and premises of accommodation in Rome, is common in taxi drivers in Rome. Other problems reported include: lack of air conditioning, poor state of the car and the fact that many taxi drivers do not know English and can not provide information about the sights of Rome.

Milan, another Italian city ranked 4th worst, after Cologne, and before cities like Munich and Barcelona. The only city taxi services worse than in Rome was designated the capital of Slovenia, Ljublljana.