tony de wonderful

I got a black cab from the airport back to my flat the other month and it cost £25 quid, now I just got one and it cost £13 quid.

Both times it was the same time of day and light traffic.

So I asked the 2nd Taxi driver how come it was £25 quid last time?

He said "Was it a Paki?"

"Yes it was" I said.

"Unbelievable" he replied wearily.

So that is the last time I get in a Taxi with a Driver whose origin is from Pakistan!

BTW I did think it a bit steep, but I just moved back to the UK and it was the first time I have done that trip in years so gave the Driver the benefit of the doubt.

ScoobyDriverWannabe

5 pages

Curtis450

was it a sunday

Trout

iTrader: (1)

More s**te from TDW!

I use black cabs every weekday and the racial origin has NO bearing on the fare that I pay. The only issue I have ever had was some idiot (white) who did a U turn and drove straight into a wall.

DCI Gene Hunt

I arrived at my local train station last Thursday - cab on the rank £30 to my door, quick phone call to a local cab company and "£20".

Turns out (well how it was explained to me) that they have to pay a fee for picking up off the station rank (or so they told me). Anyhow cab arrived, dropped off 5 really hot girls all going on holiday and shouted "taxi for Mr Gene Hunt" so I wandered over and then got in... and little did I realise I'd entered the local BNP recruiting vehicle

For the next 20 miles all I had was "it's those immigrants, coming over here undercutting all the local taxi companies, putting us out of business and then putting their costs up and ripping off the customers"

hodgy0_2

i got a black cab back from Camden once (Belgo's end) to Queens Park

the fat Irish cvnt went on the Mareylebone Road everyone knows the quickest route is along the top of Regents Park, past Lords and up Hamilton Terrace.

last time I get in a cab with those jokers

David Lock

Do black cabs still have METERS?

dl

Leslie

Getting on for about five I imagine, within a foot or so! Depending how you spell it!

Les

jonny_693

iTrader: (5)

Unfortunately I have no choice living in Huddistan. In 10+ years of using taxis I have only ever seen 2 white taxi drivers. On the plus side they do get you home but there is a running joke round here that all the Taxis are fitted with a 'special button'.

Leslie

Is that like the ones the Greens use?

Les

Dingdongler

How did you know he was from Pakistan and not India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Mauritius, Trinidad etc?

David Lock

What are you on about Les

Have you had your pill this morning?

d

Leslie

Now that you have mentioned it!

It does look a bit mysterious though

Les

Terminator X

iTrader: (7)

Ask the price first, if you don't like it don't get in!

TX.

mamoon2

I take it by his location this was Manchester Airport and so more likely Pakistani origin.

mamoon2

Did you not get his number? you can report them for overcharging

GC8

Back from where: Portugal?

Steve vRS

Black cabs at Manc airport run off a price list if outside of the Manc area. Is Altrincham on the meter? Lymm is £32 off the price list as we are Cheshire

BTW, I agree that the chap's skin colour has nowt to do with his honesty.

Steve

Jamz3k

Depends on how much Grecian they have in their hair imo.

Chip

Because he was a Paki. Obvious innit

Chip

Lisawrx

iTrader: (1)

Can I assume you didn't pay via meter?

If not, then unfortunately it's one of those things. Some drivers no doubt try it on and it is a **** take but here you go tarring all with the same brush.

Maybe now you know a rough price (depending on time of day/what day etc.) instead of writing a driver off on the basis of where you think they come from, you agree a price prior to the journey that you feel is ok, if it's not then wait for another cab.

dave247

I was sat behind this taxi driver who cant f*cking drive, he's weaving all over the place and doesnt have a f*cking clue, I shout ''learn to drive u f*cking paki c*nt and while ur at it f*ck off back to ur own country!!''........ Cheeky b*st*rd told me to get out of his cab

SRSport

£25!? I used to charge 65euros for as little as a 12 minute drive and sometimes Id get 100euros with a "keep the change".

fatscoobfella1

iTrader: (1)

I once got a taxi from Manchester airport to East Manchester where i used to live...

The outbound fare was £21,the fare home was £35.....

I argued the point,as i wasnt going to pay it...(the meter was apparently broken,and he was constantly refering to a piece of paper on the back of his sun visor as a tariff rate)..

We argued to the point that the taxi driver said he would call the police,i invited him to go ahead which he did....

We waited for around 20 mins outside my house and the police arrived and i explained the situation...

I explained the huge descrepancy betweeh the 2 prices,and i was happy to pay the taxi £21...But not £35 as it was far too much and there wasnt a meter reading to back the price up...

The police informed the taxi driver that he shouldnt be picking up customers with a broken meter and should not pick up any more people until it was fixed..The taxi driver then tapped the box and pressed some buttons and the meter magically sprung back to life!!!

I paid the taxi driver £21 and he drove off....I thanked the police for there assistance,they informed me that this "scam" was happening all the time,and that was the people that reported it as many just payed up happy to be at home..

This was around 5 years ago,so its been going on a long time....

DCI Gene Hunt

That's a hell of a cab drive.....

*gets coat*

tony de wonderful

Well the Driver who charged me £25 (I won't mention his ethnic origin) had obviously done something to the meter to make it charge more.

tony de wonderful

No but I'll keep an eye for the ***** in the future. I remember faces well.