Beware of new tricks by people who cannot pay for fares
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Yesterday, I picked up a passenger at just before midnight(about 11:50pm) at geylang. He told me destination is Pasir Ris Dr 6. Being the kind hearted soul, i took him.
I proceeded to take PIE from paya lebar rd. I also entered the address into my GPS just in case i forgot the location.
Nearing the junction of Pasir Ris Dr 4, I asked the passenger: "Do i turn here or the next one?(Dr 6)"
Passenger told me next one so i proceeded to the next junction which is Dr 6.
After passing the junction, he said: Uncle, you took the wrong turn. Supposed to be Pasir Ris St 21. I only have $11, cant pay you your fare if you took the wrong turn.
Upon reaching destination, fare came to about $14. He pushed $11 to me and tried to open the door and run out. But i already locked it so he was stuck inside.
He refused to take out his ATM card and refused to ask his parents to come down to pay his fare for him. He kept insisting that i missed the turn and he wouldn't tell me to go to Pasir Ris Dr 6 if he stayed in St 21.
I was very pissed since i confirmed the location twice with him and contemplating calling the cops. Seriously, $11 can't bring you to Pasir Ris with midnight surcharge.
In the end, i gave him a scolding and let him out. Would you make a police report?
For people who did not read the whole thing. This person purposely told the driver a different location from his address. Then insisted on being right and getting a big discount off the fare.
Lesson learnt: "Never pick up anyone from Geylang before midnight!"
I am just ranting by the way. Cheers everyone and good luck!
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Aiyoyo...
$3 different to make a police report... ?
Time wasted...
If don't go geylang pick pax... (the most popular place after midnite)... then go where ?
Everywhere... taxis many many,,,
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Thanks TS for the info, I believe that issue is not about the $3, but more on the cunning side of pax. Anyway, there are many different types of people in this world, at times, we get good tips and at times we get pissed off, people tends to take TD for granted, pychologically speaking, most think we are stupid uncles, good for nothing, that is why end up driving taxis. But as long as we do not steal, take, cheat and con, I believe we stand better than most company directors who cheat and massage account figures all the times for their own interest.
There will no end to all these minor teething issues on the road with paxs, because the conflict of interest exist between both parties, the believe of pax is alway TD is trying to be funny, if can cheat uncle, why not, and the believe of TD is pax is cheapo when they want to take the cheap way, the non peak hr, the no surcharge location and so on. The engagement has no rules, it is alway a stranger meeting strangers, a new trip and a new conversation, new issues, and as a TD, you hv to bear with it, afterall, you get the fun of it too.
Making police reports can be done later, it is for your own good and also for the TD circle, Police do not isolate just by a case, they compound it, once thing happened too often, then take note and action, like recently the news on robbing of taxis come into the picture only after several cases was reported. So, if we as TD, do our part, we could get their attention.
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What comes around goes around...he eat u hor...next time ppl will eat him back...KARMA
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However, do not take this incident as though all paxs before midnite at geyland are shitty paxs. You meet one shit does not mean the rest are shit.
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where u are desperate , u can come out with many tricks , not just this .
you're right to lock him inside , this cb people got money pay drink , eat , give vietname china girs tips , take taxi dun pay us .
given to some of my seniors , he kena whack liao .
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i dun bother with fare cheats. Its ok to give free rides once in a while. Its like paying back to the society.
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After meeting many diff ppl, you can actually tell if they have $$ to pay. Especially those when boarding ask u can pay by nets (of course some really wan to pay nets one), they will have a kind of guilty look. Those that dun wan or no $ to pay will just tell u and dun even bother to offer other day or alternatives to pay u.
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Originally posted by Fwahhh:
After meeting many diff ppl, you can actually tell if they have $$ to pay. Especially those when boarding ask u can pay by nets (of course some really wan to pay nets one), they will have a kind of guilty look. Those that dun wan or no $ to pay will just tell u and dun even bother to offer other day or alternatives to pay u.
Bro enlightened liao.
Yes, after years of driving, can be fortune teller liao
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Should pick up some school of fengshui, maybe can do some side line on board....hehe
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Originally posted by Affirm:
Yesterday, I picked up a passenger at just before midnight(about 11:50pm) at geylang. He told me destination is Pasir Ris Dr 6. Being the kind hearted soul, i took him.
I proceeded to take PIE from paya lebar rd. I also entered the address into my GPS just in case i forgot the location.
Nearing the junction of Pasir Ris Dr 4, I asked the passenger: "Do i turn here or the next one?(Dr 6)"
Passenger told me next one so i proceeded to the next junction which is Dr 6.
After passing the junction, he said: Uncle, you took the wrong turn. Supposed to be Pasir Ris St 21. I only have $11, cant pay you your fare if you took the wrong turn.
Upon reaching destination, fare came to about $14. He pushed $11 to me and tried to open the door and run out. But i already locked it so he was stuck inside.
He refused to take out his ATM card and refused to ask his parents to come down to pay his fare for him. He kept insisting that i missed the turn and he wouldn't tell me to go to Pasir Ris Dr 6 if he stayed in St 21.
I was very pissed since i confirmed the location twice with him and contemplating calling the cops. Seriously, $11 can't bring you to Pasir Ris with midnight surcharge.
In the end, i gave him a scolding and let him out. Would you make a police report?
For people who did not read the whole thing. This person purposely told the driver a different location from his address. Then insisted on being right and getting a big discount off the fare.
Lesson learnt: "Never pick up anyone from Geylang before midnight!"
I am just ranting by the way. Cheers everyone and good luck!
This is a good time to ask him to do blowjob for you to erase his debt of $3... -
Originally posted by bowah:
Bro enlightened liao.
Yes, after years of driving, can be fortune teller liao
Now one more add to those list that we can "judge" customers .Yes once u are experience , u can judge customers .
I tell people , most dun believe .
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drive back to the location where you pick him up.
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LOL. You guys have many ideas :P
I seriously can't be bothered with the $3.
It is the attitude of these people that piss me off.
Can't pay just beg me la.
Make it seem like i purposely go the wrong route to cheat him of fare and accuse the driver the other way round.
I should just keep him on the car and drop him off at changi airport near the expressway bus stop or changi airport police station. See how he pay for his fare from airport back home ^^
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welcome to sgforums :D
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Originally posted by Poolman:
where u are desperate , u can come out with many tricks , not just this .
you're right to lock him inside , this cb people got money pay drink , eat , give vietname china girs tips , take taxi dun pay us .
given to some of my seniors , he kena whack liao .
yah lor kenna us he sure jialat jialat liao.......... :P