RE: NTU student uses empty bag ruse to cheat cabby of $23 taxi fare
Monday, January 24, 2011
After reading the article, I think that it is very wrong for the NTU student to behave this way. Firstly, this is also called theft. The taxi driver drove you to where you want to go and the NTU student didnt even pay a single dollar.
Besides, I think that this NTU student already has the intention to not to pay the taxi fare as she already had her bag filled with rubbish and crushed paper.
I think that this incident will alert all taxi-drivers to be catious of such passengers. This might make the taxi drivers not to trust their passengers to withdraw money after reaching the destination.
To which, I think I'll be at a disadvantage. I've acutally done this twice. I actually took a cab home and didnt have enough money. I was gracious enough to leave my shopping bags with this taxi drivers and went home to take some money out to pay the drivers. I guess that after this incident, many drivers will not trust the passengers anymore.
To conclude, I think that you should check your wallet to check whether is this enough for the taxi fare. Never have the thought of leaving your bags with the taxi driver and pretend to go and withdraw money for your fare. No matter how late you are, never take a taxi if you cannot afford.