TAXI DRIVER STOLE FROM ME!!
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Hi everyone... I'm damn furious as I write this.. I swear I'll get to the bottom of this and find the culprit!!!
This was what happened:
On 21st of May, Monday, I took a cab at around 0845hrs at Yishun St 11. I flagged down a Trans Cab and the taxi driver stopped and lowered his window. He asked me where I'm going and I said "Serangoon Ave 2".
He then looked very reluctant and after a few seconds of thinking finally grudgingly said "Oklah oklah...". So I got in. I didn't manage to take note of the taxi number or the driver's name. Then, a few hundred metres down the road at Yishun Ring Road, I told him "Boss, can you stop here for a while? I need to withdraw money from the ATM at Cheers there" and I pointed to him across the road to an ATM that was beside a Cheers store at block 110. It was no more than about 30metres away.
He agreed and I left my things in the cab, which include some clothing, my digicam, a handphone which was less than a week old, some keys and other stuff. So I rushed over to the ATM and withdrew the money. It all took LESS than a minute but when I turned around, THE ROAD WAS EMPTY!! At first I was shocked and thought he had driven further up to wait for me but the road was REALLY EMPTY!! He had just driven off with ALL MY BELONGINGS!!!
Imagine my shock and anger!! I immediately called Trans Cab to try to track down the taxi but I remembered that being relatively new, Trans Cab vehicles probably wouldn't be fitted with gps. I made a police report and they are now investigating the matter.. I even called Trans Cab and asked them to broadcast. But which thief would respond and say he took the things??
Even if he didn't know that there were my things in the back seat, he still SHOULDN'T HAVE DRIVEN OFF!! I lost a lot of important information and contacts in my phone not to mention my photos.. my memories in the digicam!!
I swear I will track him down. The Police have assigned an IO to the case and I am going to cooperate fully. I will also let this be widely known through the media and will officially complain to TransCab and the LTA. If I am unable to track down my belongings and bring the accursed driver to justice, I swear I better get compensation!!
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u're partly at fault oso.
who ask you to leave ur things there??
should've been more careful.
hope u can get ur stuff back. -
My friend accidentally left his camera in his taxi . He has the reciept , called the company to track the driver. The driver claims he didnt see any camera. My friend was sitting in front, how can he not see the camera ?
I dont know but there are lots of dishonest cases involving Transcab. I always avoid this company. -
I've always had no problems leaving my things at the back of the seat as a 'guarantee' to the driver that I don't run off without paying...
But this time it's too much...
Furthermore, it was early in the morning and I was still sleepy. I had been in the cab for less than a minute also, just a few hundred metres before I told him to stop and wait...
I normally take note of the name and number of the cab at least 5-10 minutes into the journey.. But this was less than a minute.. I was sleepy too.. Blardy driver decided to wake me up by doing that!!
Every 3 out of 5 times I've taken a Trans Cab, they weren't very nice experiences but this has topped the icing on the cake (or something like that). I'm very upset that my trust has been broken and my most precious memories in my digicam and important data in the phone have been ripped away from me....
If I could choose one thing, I don't care what happens to the driver.. I just want my things back... -
yea..track that fcuker and kill him!
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comfort cabbies are so much nicer
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whinehouse ftw!!
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He's going to jail for sure.
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wow
sad for ts -
It would be harder to track him down since I didn't get to note the licence plate number or the driver's name down as I was sleepy. I do however think that I can still recognise him.
And to think that I/we leave things in the taxi as a 'guarantee' to the driver we won't run off without paying. I guess for my case, it wouldn't matter to him as I had only been in the taxi for less than a minute before stopping to withdraw the money. The metre was still at $2.50 (plus $2 for peak hour) and losing $4.50 is no big deal considering he got a spanking new 6-day old mobile phone and a digicam (among all the other things I lost in that taxi).
Even if he didn't realise I had things in his backseat and was maybe in a rush, I don't see the reason he had to go off, leaving me, his then passenger, behind!! -
Your case is not the first case happened on Transcab.
I must admit i had good impression on Transcab services.However,some negative reports made me think Transcab drivers have image problem.
4 Mar 07,TNP reported,Transcab driver drove off groceries after fetching passengers from Toa Payoh to Thomson.(Driver still at large?)
8 May,Transcab in the News again.This time,it is about the issue of Taxi alighting points at Ngee Ann City.
I suggest the company send all their regular and relief drivers for image changing course.
As a passenger,i always make my Taxi trip simple,i do not ask driver to make multiple stops or wait for me.I always have small change in my hand.I was lucky cos every end of trip,the driver will reminded me whether i left anything behind.
If i was allowed to exercise my consumer right,free to choose a cab(Even at Taxi Stand).I will choose one which allow Visa payment.
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The TS starter cannot be all at fault .... he can never expect cabbies to be like that .... but just once , he kena , and kena once very expensive one .
I also got customer telling me to wait for them to take money from ATM , and left their belongings in the cab , but what's their main intention is not about just convenience , customer just wanted to give the cabby an assurance that they are not bound to run away without paying .
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It's sad to say ..... the TS can never get his stuff back , never ! Unless miracle ....
Every details is against her ......
How to trace ?
Forget it la buddy ..... u'll never get your stuff back .....
Sorry to let u know the fact . -
hey
find him & F him upsidedown -
sad case
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Scum of the taxis world. Hope the police nab him & send him packing to jail.
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Got a stupid suggestion for you. If u can remember how the driver look like, you can go transcab there every morning and night to spot for him. If not, put ad in newspaper ask if anyone remember if there was a cab stopping at XXX, passenger go down, cab just chiong away
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next time when the driver looks abit weird , take down its number & better be safe than sorry , nv put ur belongings in the cab until u have board it , this case can be prevented if u have not left ur things in the cab thinking that the driver will pick you when he didnt even do so. back in 2004 last time i took SMRT cab SHB642 i leeft a file inside & the drivetr brought it to SMRT Woodlands Depot & i claimed it the very next day!Originally posted by Poolman:It's sad to say ..... the TS can never get his stuff back , never ! Unless miracle ....
Every details is against her ......
How to trace ?
Forget it la buddy ..... u'll never get your stuff back .....
Sorry to let u know the fact .