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Taxi overcharges - what do you do?
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stevencollins



Joined: 30 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

All you do is RUN. Specially late at night
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Gwangjuboy



Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England

PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In my experience taxi drivers that do this are very uncommon in Korea. I use taxis every weekend, and despite the long distance from downtown to my residential area the taxi drivers nearly always take exactly the same route. I think that if you request your destination in decent Korean (as another Korean would do ie. .........���ּ���) then the taxi driver probably feels that you know your way around.
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ladyandthetramp



Joined: 21 Nov 2003

PostPosted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gwangjuboy wrote:
In my experience taxi drivers that do this are very uncommon in Korea. I use taxis every weekend, and despite the long distance from downtown to my residential area the taxi drivers nearly always take exactly the same route. I think that if you request your destination in decent Korean (as another Korean would do ie. .........���ּ���) then the taxi driver probably feels that you know your way around.


No, they don't. I always request in Korean. Additionally, I responded to the taxi driver's horrible English in Korean.

The other times they took longer routes, I had had conversations with the drivers in Korean.

I think just paying the normal amount is the best bet, but at the time I only had 10,000 won bills. Maybe I'll "verify" the standard fee before I get in next time.
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Gwangjuboy



Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England

PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 5:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ladyandthetramp wrote:
Gwangjuboy wrote:
In my experience taxi drivers that do this are very uncommon in Korea. I use taxis every weekend, and despite the long distance from downtown to my residential area the taxi drivers nearly always take exactly the same route. I think that if you request your destination in decent Korean (as another Korean would do ie. .........���ּ���) then the taxi driver probably feels that you know your way around.


No, they don't. I always request in Korean. Additionally, I responded to the taxi driver's horrible English in Korean.

The other times they took longer routes, I had had conversations with the drivers in Korean.

I think just paying the normal amount is the best bet, but at the time I only had 10,000 won bills. Maybe I'll "verify" the standard fee before I get in next time.


Out of 50 taxi rides I only get stung once. I guess you are less fortunate.
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just because



Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964

PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think in 2.5 years(about 500 taxi rides I would think), i have only had one problem with fares.

I just got my pen and paper and jotted down his number.

Couldn't get me out of his taxi quick enough.
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