A couple months back, we wrote about the New Orleans cab driver charged with holding a passenger hostage because she refused to tip as much as he wanted her to. Now here’s another tale of a cab driver gone rogue over a fare dispute that landed a cabbie in jail after ramming his taxi into the house at which he’d just dropped his passengers off. [More]
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NYC Taxis Now Let You Know When You're Being Taken For A Ride
By 3.19.10
Earlier this week, we wrote about how taxi drivers in New York City had been caught overcharging passengers to the tune of $8.3 million over the last two years. To remedy the situation, the Taxi & Limousine Commission will be upgrading all cabs to alert passengers whenever their rate increases. [More]
NYC Taxis Caught Overcharging By $8.3 Million
By 3.15.10
If you’ve ever taken a cab in New York City and thought, “Wow, that seemed to be more expensive than it should have been,” there’s a chance you might have been right. The city’s Taxi & Limousine Commission has recently admitted that, in just the past two years, drivers have overcharged passengers to the tune of $8.3 million. [More]
You Make The Call: Puke-In-A-Cab Edition
By 2.26.10
Believe it or not, we value your opinion — especially on icky topics like having to clean up your own puke from the back of a taxi. [More]
