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🤨 A group of foreigners were charged S$100 for a 3km ride from MBS to a hotel in Chinatown. 
 
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However, the driver said: "Card machine is not functioning."
Undeterred, Runefelt told the driver: "I don't think that's true, you just make less money. But this is actually the card we're going to use for today."
The driver acquiesced, and the payment was processed promptly and approved
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I encounter above before also. You must press on and insist and see how they react. Some just want to try their luck see can bully will bully. But Spore very small so the driver also scared you lodged a complaint and then their taxi license may be at risk.

(31-10-2023, 03:03 PM)sgh Wrote: [ -> ]However, the driver said: "Card machine is not functioning."
Undeterred, Runefelt told the driver: "I don't think that's true, you just make less money. But this is actually the card we're going to use for today."
The driver acquiesced, and the payment was processed promptly and approved
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I encounter above before also. You must press on and insist and see how they react. Some just want to try their luck see can bully will bully. But Spore very small so the driver also scared you lodged a complaint and then their taxi license may be at risk.

Taxi driver will not do this , unless they want to be PHV since Grab don't bother to check the background of the drivers

i heard quite a lot PHV also former taxi driver who commit faults as taxi driver last time.

This type usually occur from those PHV ones.

7-seater limousine taxi ride.

The price is around there. COE no longer cheap.