Cabby says he wasn't paid with $100 notes TAXI FARE $22.60 July 27, 2008
IT was just a regular taxi ride from Orchard Road to Sengkang and then on to Tampines.
But Miss Fiona Lee, 22, claims the trip ended up costing her $202.60.
The meter read $22.60.
The sales coordinator claimed that she accidentally handed two $100 notes in addition to a $10 note and the coins to the taxi driver as payment.
The driver, she claims, gave her $8 in change.
The cabby has denied that he had pocketed the extra money, insisting that he received only $10 notes from his passenger.
The incident took place on 15 Jul, Miss Lee's birthday.
BIRTHDAY HONGBAO
That morning, her parents gave her two red packets, as they do every year, containing six $100 notes. She kept the notes in her wallet.
In the evening, she met her friends for dinner in Ngee Ann City.
The bill was settled by her friend, whom she duly repaid in cash before they left the restaurant.
Could she have accidentally used the notes there?
Miss Lee said this was unlikely.
'The restaurant was very well lit, so I am certain I didn't give her any of those $100 notes by mistake,' she said.
She and the friend took a cab together at 10.30pm after the dinner.
The cabby dropped her friend off in Sengkang before taking her home to Tampines.
It was only after she had reached home and taken a bath, Miss Lee said, that she opened her wallet and discovered two $100 notes missing. By then, it was about 11.40pm.
She called the friend 'just to make sure' she did not give the notes to her accidentally. Her friend said that the missing notes were not with her.
'I am 100 per cent sure that I gave the driver those $100 notes,' Miss Lee said.
She put her mistake down to two things: Her own carelessness and that it was dark in the taxi.
The $10 note is red in colour, while the $100 note is orange. The $100 note is longer by about 2cm.
Miss Lee said: 'I don't blame the driver for the original mistake. It was my own fault.'
However, she is upset that the driver has denied taking the $100 notes. She also took issue with the cab company, which could not contact the driver for about 10 hours.
She said she called the company's hotline shortly after calling her friend, but the taxi company gave a reply only at 10am the next day.
When contacted, the cab company said that its driver has given a written statement to the company claiming that he received only $22.60 from Miss Lee, not $202.60.
The company also said that the driver did not answer calls to his handphone shortly after the incident because he had a passenger on board.
On 21Jul, after some consideration, Miss Lee lodged a police report over the matter.
'This experience has made me so disappointed with cabs that I will try to avoid taking them from now on,' she said.
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WaHAHAHA... she can say whatever she like. Could have spent it somewhere else, everything also blame cabby... no cab blame cabby, too many cab blame cabby, now things lost also blame cabby.
"'This experience has made me so disappointed with cabs that I will try to avoid taking them from now on,' she said."
Don't take lor... if you feel disappointed than get your friends or your parents to sent you home lor, or go buy a car lor...
Aiyo, sometime they also purposely gave you BIG note to make you change. You change extra for them, they keep quiet, you short change them, they say you cheat them.
Lodge a police report !!! Must be out of her mind. How is the police going to investigate such a case ? No prove. Simple denial by the taxi driver is enough to throw out the case.
Incidentally, on 24/7/08 night, during my dinner break at about 8.15 pm, I noticed a $100 note among my collection in my pouch. I remembered only 4 pax paid me with $10 notes from my 5 pm shift. Didn't remember which one paid S100 by mistake. I will be willing to return the $90 if that person called. So far still waiting...
once send a pax, half way the journey, he ask me have change for $100 notes. " Yes sir" i said. On reaching destination meter read $ 17.20, he asked me again ," i have $ 16 n a $100 which u want ?" Guys, which would u choose?
once send a pax, half way the journey, he ask me have change for $100 notes. " Yes sir" i said. On reaching destination meter read $ 17.20, he asked me again ," i have $ 16 n a $100 which u want ?" Guys, which would u choose?
-- Edited by gg138 at 06:35, 2008-07-29
Take the $100/- and slowly count the ).05 cts, ).10cts 0.20cts )50cts, $2/- $5/- to pay back and if short...ask to keep the change.
once send a pax, half way the journey, he ask me have change for $100 notes. " Yes sir" i said. On reaching destination meter read $ 17.20, he asked me again ," i have $ 16 n a $100 which u want ?" Guys, which would u choose?
-- Edited by gg138 at 06:35, 2008-07-29
Take the $100/- and slowly count the ).05 cts, ).10cts 0.20cts )50cts, $2/- $5/- to pay back and if short...ask to keep the change.
once send a pax, half way the journey, he ask me have change for $100 notes. " Yes sir" i said. On reaching destination meter read $ 17.20, he asked me again ," i have $ 16 n a $100 which u want ?" Guys, which would u choose?
-- Edited by gg138 at 06:35, 2008-07-29
KNN. That passenger thought cab drivers are so stupid we will forgo the $1.20 just for convenience of not changing the big notes. That's nearly 7% discount.
once send a pax, half way the journey, he ask me have change for $100 notes. " Yes sir" i said. On reaching destination meter read $ 17.20, he asked me again ," i have $ 16 n a $100 which u want ?" Guys, which would u choose?
-- Edited by gg138 at 06:35, 2008-07-29
KNN. That passenger thought cab drivers are so stupid we will forgo the $1.20 just for convenience of not changing the big notes. That's nearly 7% discount.
KNN yesterday on call, upon reaching destination, he ask for receipt [$21.80]. I printed out the receipt after which i wait for him to pay me, guess what, he gave me his ATM card , i told him cannot accept ATM card once receipt is printed out. He dig his pocket and found only $18. I told him to transfer the fund to me, he refuse and insisted that he pay me in full, alama!!!!! how?????
Yes, kana numberous time this kinda last minitue sh1tty stunts from ignorant/arrogant pax, who usually claimed that they are in a rush and or did not have enough cash.....
Fine, two can play the game....
engage slow-mo mode and leisurely collect the first part of $18.00 in cash. if you deem the pax trustworthy enough, then ask to electronic transfer the balance of $3.80,
Alternatively, start then stop the meter, and edit the amount manually to enable the NETS options.
Drive wrote: Take the $100/- and slowly count the ).05 cts, ).10cts 0.20cts )50cts, $2/- $5/- to pay back and if short...ask to keep the change.
as per old timer's advice,
returning of changes part, the sequence should be conducted in reverse,
>-- Big --> to (((( $10, $5, $2, $1, 50, 20, 10 5 )))) >-- small -->
since pax will be anxiously waiting for the bigger cri$p note$ with outstretch hand naturally less attention are paid for the smaller nomination and coins which tend to slips thru the fingers...
those are the driver's ikan bilis lar ! without even asking ! !
without even asking ! ! 