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Roman's Taxi Driver is a side mission featured in Grand Theft Auto IV that requires the player to drive passengers to specific locations within a time limit for a cash reward.

Description[]

Niko can perform the taxi side mission, after the mission Jamaican Heat, by phoning Roman Bellic and choosing the "Job" option on the menu. Roman will give the location of the customer and his/her destination as well as informing Niko to pick up a Taxi from the cab depot. If Niko is already driving one, he will tell Roman that he can go and pick up the fare immediately.

Even though no time counter appears, the passengers will tell Niko to hurry up and the mission will fail if the player takes too long. However, most fares give Niko ample time to reach the destination, though the player can still be held up at places like Tollbooths.

After the player completes all ten Roman's taxi fares, Roman will text Niko and say that the other drivers were getting jealous of Niko "taking all the fares" and that he should "use his fists" to gain money instead. After this, Niko can no longer collect fares.

After the mission Russian Revolution, the player cannot call Roman for a job even if the player has not completed all or any of the taxi missions, they will be permanently disabled as Roman's depot is burned down in Roman's Sorrow.

Note[]

  • Taxi missions are not required for 100% completion of the game, nor do they bring any achievement or bonus, apart from small monetary amounts of $19-$63 (considerably less if the player needs to use tollbooths). They were most likely included for the sake of the plot early on in the game, and to help the player familiarise themselves with the road layout while gaining some extra money.

Vehicles[]

Trivia[]

  • The strand of missions is also named "American Dream" by Games for Windows Live.[1]
  • One of the passengers that Niko picks up needs to go to Schottler Medical Center. Upon arrival, they will drop to the ground in a scripted animation. It is unknown what happens to them, though they may attempt to enter the hospital. Sometimes, the passenger will drop a small amount of cash after they collapse, which can be picked up by the player.

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Navigation[]

[ ve ]Missions in Grand Theft Auto IV
IntroductionThe Cousins Bellic
Roman Bellic RomanBellic-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1It's Your Call | Three's a Crowd
Part 2Bleed Out | Easy Fare | Jamaican Heat
Part 3Uncle Vlad | Crime and Punishment
Part 4Logging On
Part 5Roman's Sorrow
Karen Daniels
(Michelle) Michelle-GTAIV-RadarIcon
First Date
Jacob Hughes
(Little Jacob) LittleJacob-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Concrete Jungle
Part 2Shadow
Vladimir Glebov VladimirGlebov-GTAIV-RadarIconBull in a China Shop | Hung Out to Dry | Clean Getaway | Ivan the Not So Terrible
Mikhail Faustin MikhailFaustin-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Do You Have Protection? | Final Destination | No Love Lost
Part 2Rigged to Blow
Dimitri Rascalov DimitriRascalov-GTAIV-RadarIconThe Master and the Molotov | Russian Revolution
Brucie Kibbutz BrucieKibbutz-GTAIV-RadarIconSearch and Delete | Easy as Can Be | Out of the Closet | No. 1
Manny Escuela MannyEscuela-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Escuela of the Streets | Street Sweeper
Part 2The Puerto Rican Connection
Elizabeta Torres ElizabetaTorres-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Luck of the Irish | Blow Your Cover
Part 2The Snow Storm | Have a Heart
Patrick McReary PatrickMcReary-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Harboring a Grudge | Waste Not Want Knots | Three Leaf Clover
Part 2Undertaker
Gerald McReary GeraldMcReary-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Actions Speak Louder than Words | I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle
Part 2I'll Take Her | Ransom | She's a Keeper | Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Mallorie BardasHostile Negotiation
Francis McReary FrancisMcReary-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Call and Collect | Final Interview | Holland Nights | Lure
Part 2Blood Brothers
Trey Stewart
(Playboy X) PlayboyX-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Deconstruction for Beginners | Photo Shoot
Part 2The Holland Play
Dwayne Forge DwayneForge-GTAIV-RadarIconRuff Rider | Undress to Kill
United Liberty Paper UnitedLibertyPaper-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Wrong is Right | Portrait of a Killer | Dust Off | Paper Trail
Part 2That Special Someone
Ray Boccino RayBoccino-GTAIV-RadarIconA Long Way to Fall | Taking In the Trash | Meltdown | Museum Piece | No Way on the Subway | Late Checkout | Weekend at Florian's
Derrick McReary DerrickMcReary-GTAIV-RadarIconSmackdown | Babysitting | Tunnel of Death
Bernie Crane BernieCrane-GTAIV-RadarIconHating the Haters | Union Drive | Buoys Ahoy
Phil Bell PhilBell-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Truck Hustle
Part 2Catch the Wave | Trespass | To Live and Die in Alderney
Jimmy Pegorino JimmyPegorino-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Part 1Pegorino's Pride | Payback
Part 2Flatline | Pest Control
Part 3One Last Thing
Jon Gravelli JonGravelli-GTAIV-RadarIconEntourage | Dining Out | Liquidize the Assets
Finale
Deal Deal-GTAIV-RadarIconIf the Price is Right | Mr. & Mrs. Bellic | A Revenger's Tragedy
Revenge Revenge-GTAIV-RadarIconA Dish Served Cold | Mr. & Mrs. Bellic | Out of Commission
Wade Johnson
(The Fixer) TheFixer-GTAIV-RadarIcon
Water Hazard | Dead End | Migration Control | Derelict Target | Balling Out for Good | Hook, Line and Sinker | R.U.B. Down | Industrial Action | Taken Out
Side MissionsRoman's Taxi Driver | Little Jacob's Drug Delivery | Brucie's Races | Random characters | Exotic Exports | Stevie's Car Thefts | Most Wanted | Vigilante
Missions in GTA IV (Category) | Missions | Category:Beta missions | Side Missions (Category)

Crossover missions:
The Lost and Damned | The Ballad of Gay Tony | The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony
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