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NOLA Cab Driver didn't run the meter Saturday Night
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:02 pm
Got a cab after Endymion to take us from the Dome to our hotel. About halfway through the 10 minute trip, I realized he wasn't running the meter.
There were 6 of us in the cab. Wanted $5/person because it was a "Special Event" rate. Called him out on his BS and gave him a $20 and got out.
Wife said I shouldn't have even paid him. Anyone ever just walked out on them? I got his medallion number/license.
There were 6 of us in the cab. Wanted $5/person because it was a "Special Event" rate. Called him out on his BS and gave him a $20 and got out.
Wife said I shouldn't have even paid him. Anyone ever just walked out on them? I got his medallion number/license.
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:03 pm to Golfer
I wouldn't have gave him a penny.
This post was edited on 3/3/14 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:03 pm to Golfer
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Wife said I shouldn't have even paid him
Would have been a dick move, but there would have been nothing he could do.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:03 pm to Golfer
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Wife said I shouldn't have even paid him
why? he provided you a service, didn't he?
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:04 pm to Golfer
special event rates are common
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:04 pm to Golfer
Usually 6 people in a cab starts the flat rate regardless of the special event rate. This is all usually spelled out on the side of the cab.
I'd figure one of these would have applied to your group yesterday,
I'd figure one of these would have applied to your group yesterday,
This post was edited on 3/3/14 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:05 pm to Golfer
sounds like you did the right thing by giving him something, so glad we were at the Hyatt and could walk back to the room
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:05 pm to Golfer
Did this one time, cab driver called cops and i was arrested for minor theft.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:05 pm to Golfer
Thats SOP, bro.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:05 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
All NOLA cabs suck because they take cash only, what fricking year is it.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:06 pm to Golfer
$5 bucks / person for a 10 minute cab ride doesnt sound that bad.
are you a serious cheap arse or something?
are you a serious cheap arse or something?
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:06 pm to Displaced
Pedicabs were charging 40.00 from the Superdome to the Roosevelt hotel. I laughed at the guy and told him he was a joke.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:07 pm to barry
Other cab drivers try in pull that shite but when you have the option for a credit card, you just tell them you have no cash and they get all pissy because now they are fricked.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:07 pm to barry
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All NOLA cabs suck because they take cash only, what fricking year is it.
That hasn't been true since the super bowl, but still that took awhile.
What's funny is now you can negotiate a cash rate with the cabby that's cheaper because they don't want to report the credit card income
This post was edited on 3/3/14 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:07 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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Usually 6 people in a cab starts the flat rate regardless of the special event rate. This is all usually spelled out on the side of the cab.
They still have to use the meter. Not using the meter makes it an illegal ride. He wouldnt have called the cops.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:07 pm to barry
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All NOLA cabs suck because they take cash only, what fricking year is it.
Every cab I've taken in Nola in the past year has taken CCs
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:07 pm to barry
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Other cab drivers try in pull that shite but when you have the option for a credit card, you just tell them you have no cash and they get all pissy because now they are fricked.
Yea, I was in no state of mind to think about this.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:08 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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That hasn't been true since the super bowl, but has that took awhile.
Thats good to know, the cabs i took earlier this year were still cash only.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:08 pm to TreyAnastasio
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They still have to use the meter. Not using the meter makes it an illegal ride. He wouldnt have called the cops.
Every cab in the city is breaking the law then. I'll read the side of the next one I see. Then find a statute provision.
Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:09 pm to barry
Haha no. You're an idiot.
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