Just some taxi advice for all
Hi everyone
I just want to put a warning up about a taxi driver I had tonight who was incredibly dodgey.
I live in Newtown and went to my work Christmas party in Brighton-Le-Sands tonight and caught a cab there at about 7:30pm.
It was $19.30 (through legion cabs).
The party finished at about midnight and so we attempted to catch a cab on the main street at about 12:15am.
A legions combined cab pulled up but refused to unlock his doors until we told him our destiation. Once we told him it was Newtown he happily let us in.
I questioned him when I got in the cab asking if he was checking for a good fare but he ignored me and wouldn't answer my question.
I noticed the meter was running faster than usual and the cab cost us $35.40 which is more than $15 on our fare on the way. I handed him a $50 and he asked if I had any other change. I proceeded to give him an extra $5.40 in change and he tried to give me $15. I told him that the change would be $20 and he argued with me that it should only be $15. He must have thought I was drunk or something because he continued to argue with me saying that I gave him $55.40 and so the change was $15. Eventually when he realised he was caught out he gave me
the change of $20.
While I don't mind paying a bit more if there is bad traffic etc there was no traffic on the road and there is no excuse for how he acted.
This is just a general warning to all our there to avoid the Taxis Combinded driver number plate T-3558.
I have made a separate complaint to Taxis Combined directly for this.
I just want to put a warning up about a taxi driver I had tonight who was incredibly dodgey.
I live in Newtown and went to my work Christmas party in Brighton-Le-Sands tonight and caught a cab there at about 7:30pm.
It was $19.30 (through legion cabs).
The party finished at about midnight and so we attempted to catch a cab on the main street at about 12:15am.
A legions combined cab pulled up but refused to unlock his doors until we told him our destiation. Once we told him it was Newtown he happily let us in.
I questioned him when I got in the cab asking if he was checking for a good fare but he ignored me and wouldn't answer my question.
I noticed the meter was running faster than usual and the cab cost us $35.40 which is more than $15 on our fare on the way. I handed him a $50 and he asked if I had any other change. I proceeded to give him an extra $5.40 in change and he tried to give me $15. I told him that the change would be $20 and he argued with me that it should only be $15. He must have thought I was drunk or something because he continued to argue with me saying that I gave him $55.40 and so the change was $15. Eventually when he realised he was caught out he gave me
the change of $20.
While I don't mind paying a bit more if there is bad traffic etc there was no traffic on the road and there is no excuse for how he acted.
This is just a general warning to all our there to avoid the Taxis Combinded driver number plate T-3558.
I have made a separate complaint to Taxis Combined directly for this.