in days of old...In Milton Keynes the licenced cabs used to not switch on the meter, then make up the fare when you got home, making a £6 fare magically into £10 etc.
So after many weeks of this I kept a load of change, actually about £6 in 2p/5p coins.... Cue taxi driver claiming excessive fare. I explained the fare was being overcharged and he said 'well I'll fucking take you back to the city then'. At which point I dropped all the coins on the back seat and said 'fuck it, pick that lot up and use it to get your meter fixed!' I got out and walked down an alleyway while he frantically picked up all the coins.
Amusingly that summer there were a number of taxi driver assaults and 2 taxis burnt out :-)
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So after many weeks of this I kept a load of change, actually about £6 in 2p/5p coins.... Cue taxi driver claiming excessive fare. I explained the fare was being overcharged and he said 'well I'll fucking take you back to the city then'. At which point I dropped all the coins on the back seat and said 'fuck it, pick that lot up and use it to get your meter fixed!' I got out and walked down an alleyway while he frantically picked up all the coins.
Amusingly that summer there were a number of taxi driver assaults and 2 taxis burnt out :-)