The wife and I frequently take Yellow Cabs when we go out for dinner in our neighborhood as we don’t drink and drive and she doesn’t like to ride her bike while wearing a dress and heels. On Sunday we went to Kobe Ramen, which as far as I know, is the only place to get Tako Yaki in Little Tokyo. I was a bit buzzed on the way home and I failed to notice that the cabbie didn’t start the meter. Once we arrived at our loft I realized that the meter wasn’t running and I asked the drive what was up with that. He responded that cab rides in Downtown cost $10, to which I responded “The fuck they do, I ride the cab every few days and it only costs around $4 for this trip.” He said I could pay him $6, which I did and took note of his cab ID. As soon as he drove away I called the dispatch and spoke to his supervisor. I hope he got yelled at and learned his lesson.
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10 dollars for all Downtown??? Did you have that SLR around your neck like a tourist? Wow.
Isn’t flat-rate cab fare illegal?
no camera around my neck, and yes flat rate is illegal, except from LAX to downtown.
All the cabs are run by the russian mob, so most likely his supervisor just laughed. be careful.
It seems to me that russian mob or not, they want their cabbies fares to be on the meter so they can get paid.