New Taxi Scam Exposed by Concerned Netizen
TAXI SCAM ALERT – A concerned netizen has exposed a new taxi scam used by drivers to victimize Filipino commuters.
Taxi is one of the most popular public utility vehicles in different countries all around the world. Many commuters prefer to take a public taxi to reach their point of destination despite the expensive fare matrix.
However, there are some passengers who are complaining against scammer taxi drivers who were charging an unjustifiable fare. Some of them are not using meter-rate fare and charging additional fees to the passengers.
Recently, the Facebook page “ALERT Wanted 305” has shared the revelation of a concerned netizen regarding the new taxi scam alert used to victimize passengers. The netizens also expressed their disappointment towards the taxi driver.
The taxi driver did not use meter-rate fare and charged his passengers with P200 per kilometer. The passengers have to travel 14 kilometers, which means that the total fare amount would reach P2,800.00.
The commuters decided to get off the vehicle due to the expensive fare charged by the taxi driver and just paid P660. They were also forced to take a bus and a tricycle just to reach their destination.
Here is the full post:
“TAXI SCAM ALERT SA TERMINAL 3🚨 ⚠️
Lumabas kami sa terminal 3 ng bandang alauna ng madaling araw para kumuha nalang ng metered taxi sa kalsada. Hindi kasi ako makapagbook ng grab kasi naiwan ko yong sim ko sa HK. May sumalubong sa amin at tinanong kung saan kami pupunta then sabi ko sa Pasig. Pumasok kami ng pinsan ko sa itinuro niyang nakaparadang taxi pero pumasok din yung lalaki na barker at umupo sa tabi ng driver at nagusap sila ng lenguaheng hindi namin maintindihan sa loob ng taxi pero hindi ko masyado pinapansin kasi pagod na kami at wala pang tulog. Ang gusto Lang namin makauwi na at makapagpahinga. Then umandar na yung taxi pero hindi bumaba yung barker. Doon na ako napaisip at nagtaka at tinanong ko kung bakit May kasama siya. Ang sabi karelyebo daw.
Napansin ko din na wala sa screen kung saan makikita mo yung price ng fare mo since metered rate naman siya. Nakita din ng kasama ko na merong wire na kinikiskis ng barker. Habang umaandar, sinabi nila na 200 daw per kilometer. Then tinanong ko kung ilang kilometers hanggang Pasig. 14 kilometers daw. So kinumpute ko bale 2,800.00 lahat. Doon na ako naalarma anticipating na 800 nalang natira naming pera. So sabi ko bakit ganon ang mahal naman! Usually fare Lang namin more or less 500 eh metro din naman yung sinasakyan namin before.
Then nakipagargue na sila. Sabi ko ibaba nalang kami at ihininto nila yung sasakyan pero ibinaba kami sa walang katao tao at sa gitna pa ng kalsada. Siningil kami ng 660. Ayoko sana bayaran kaso naglabas na ng pera yung pinsan at ibinigay na yung 700 baka mapahamak lang daw kami at masaktan kung makipagtalo ako. Ang lalaki pa naman nilang mga tao. Matindi ata pangangailangan nila at hindi pa ibinigay yung sukli namin kasi agad nilang pinaharurot yung sasakyan nila. Ayun mukha kaming tanga sa gilid ng kalsada which is true naman. ANG TANGA NAMIN. Hahahahaha. Then sabi ng ale na nakausap namin pinakamataas na daw yung 100 na pamasahe from terminal 3 gang sa pinagbabaan sa amin. Ayun nagbus, Jeep at tricy nalang kami pauwi na may mga dalang bagage. Pero thanks God safe and sound parin kaming nakauwi sa bahay. Pera Lang yun at least di kami nasaktan.
Nakakatroma lang kasi feeling mo komportable kana at akala mo kampante kana sa sarili mong bansa pero dito ka parin pala mapapahamak. Nakakalungkot😢”
The social media users expressed their reactions to the incident:
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