Perhaps everyone has come across such a situation when you give the driver a large bill, and he replies that he has no change. This is how taxi drivers cheat passengers at check-in. Often such people simply do not have time to change, and the drivers take advantage of this. As a result, you pay the taxi driver an unplanned tip. Unfortunately, this is far from the only way to cheat passengers.
Dual tariff
Before making a trip and ordering a taxi, check the rates. As a rule, the carrier indicates the most favorable cost on the website, and somewhere aside, in small print, writes the amount of the surcharge.
For example, there is a tariff where the cost of payment for the first 10 minutes is 150 rubles. Subsequent minutes will be 15 rubles more expensive. It would seem that everything is easy and understandable, but during the peak hour, the cost can double and even triple. If a passenger orders a taxi online, he will be automatically informed about the surcharges. Those who call the car by phone should check the rates and payment through the dispatcher.
Plain
It is known that there is a fixed time that a taxi waits for a passenger free of charge. If the passenger is delayed, he / she will be charged for downtime. However, if you got into the car on time, and the driver says that you are late and shows a decent amount on the taximeter, show him an SMS alert that will prove the time of arrival of the car. If you made a call from a landline phone and you have no evidence by SMS, call the dispatcher, they have all the data on the trip recorded.
Dual counter
The next way to cheat a passenger is to cheat a non-existent passenger. Taxi drivers have buttons on the device that switch passenger numbers. As soon as you get into the taxi, the driver selects the "passenger 2" button. You drive calmly and do not suspect anything. When the trip comes to an end, the taxi driver presses the button "passenger 1", who, as it were, continued his trip even before your landing. As a result, the taxi driver asks you to pay double. To avoid this, more often look at the taximeter in order to call the dispatcher at the right time and reveal the fraudster.
Baggage payment
Some taxi drivers charge for the minute loading of luggage and its direct transportation. Therefore, check the fares before you travel. If the baggage fee was not initially registered, refuse to travel, the driver is behaving illegally.
Additional tariff
Sometimes the taxi driver can add the cost of the fare without the client's knowledge. For example, a driver may suddenly decide that a passenger with a pet should pay more than a customer without a pet.
A long way
It's no secret that taxi drivers like to take the longest route. Especially those people who do not know the city fall for such tricks. Therefore, it is recommended to follow the road on your map.
Take a detour
Here, taxi drivers do not take a passenger along the longest route. On the contrary, they offer to shorten the road. If the client has any questions, the drivers say that there is a traffic jam on that road, so the navigator chose this path as the shortest. However, such "care" about the passenger is not without reason. The taxi driver makes a short journey, but begins to drive the passenger in a circle. If the client is silent, the driver is able to charge him extra money. However, if the passenger begins to be indignant, this is an alarming sign for the driver.
To be guaranteed to avoid such situations, it is better to choose a taxi that offers fares at a fixed price.
If you understand that the taxi driver is behaving dishonestly, you do not need to be rude. This way you will not achieve anything other than blacklisting your number. Call the operator, he will quickly deal with the driver.
Drunk passenger
You may have thought that taxi drivers don't want to mess with drunk customers. On the contrary, such passengers are just a godsend for them. If the client falls asleep, they can drive him in circles until he wakes up, or they can bring him and leave him in the car, referring to the fact that it is not good to unload the sleeping body on the street.
If the taxi driver took more or cheated on delivery
The problem is solved according to the standard scheme. First of all, you need to call the taxi driver, if he refuses to admit he was wrong, you should ask him for a receipt. After that, it is necessary to draw up a claim and send it along with a receipt to the taxi company in the form of a registered letter. Together with this, you need to call Rospotrebnadzor. Thus, the cunning man will be quickly checked.
