To pay the taxi driver half the fare?

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Booked a taxi at 7:30pm on friday night for 8:10pm. The taxi hadn't turned up by 8:20pm so rang and was told it was at the end of my road. Still hadnt arrived at 8:30pm so rang again to be told the same, which clearly wasn't the case as my road is a culdesac with 28houses so not long! Taxi finally turned up at 8:45pm then the driver drove like a prick the whole way to destination. When I got out I only paid half the fare was I being unreasonable to do so?

The company have no right to say a reduced fare is ok as its not their money!

You pay the driver not the taxi firm.

The cab driver pays a weekly amount to the taxi firm to pass the work onto him, all the drivers pay this weekly amount. the driver keeps all of the fare money.

OP, you know that the call centre staff at taxi firms lie through their teeth about the car being "on it's way" or "at the end of your road" before a driver has even accepted the job, don't you?

£4 is fucking cheap, probably less than the bus would cost for 3 people, you were being a complete tight arse.

And most likely, the driver didn't get you there late, the lying call centre staff did.

If you weren't happy with his driving and only wanted to pay half the fare then you should have said you were getting out when you didn't like his driving.

And to all who said about the cheap fare, it's only £2.80 here for a local journey.

I still want to know what the hell you are trying to achieve with all this.

You actually called them to inform them you would only be paying £2 of a £4 fare and they still sent a taxi?

That's funny MrsKeith, my DH just said the same thing

Fgs op send me his name and taxi service address and I will pay him myself so exasperating

I agree MrsKeith, every taxi firm I know wouldn't have sent a car, much less sent one to the same thieving customer later the same evening!

She might have called from another number though? Used a different name?

So you agreed the fare with the company and your friends all agreed that you were being perfectly reasonable, why are you going on about it then?

15 minutes walk? No point getting a taxi, flat shoes and a decent coat and brolly would have sorted you out.

YABU, it's common sense to think you're not the only person going out on a wet Friday night. I don't believe they were right to be late, but some cab companies don't bother asking where you're going before they book it. If he had a long trip previously, that's not his fault, it's the company's.

£4 is nothing, especially between 3 people. It's so petty.

Anyone who thinks that's cheap, my local cab company does £3.50 for local trips. And I've never been let down by them

Used same name and number, been called a loyal customer!

Bullshit.

What is a loyal customer to a taxi firm anyways? Do you get like 10 a day?

Use them at least twice a week if not more. And nope not been blacklisted!

I still want to know what you are trying to achieve with all this, over 10 e-mails and 4 phone calls to them? Do you want them to get rid of him? Do you want a refund? What on earth do you want?

You are still BU.

Twice a week isn't much. I doubt you will be loyal enough to keep after they look into it.

Especially not if they're piddly 4 quid fares!

Well there you would be wrong. The manager is meeting with the driver this week to discuss his driving and lateness on Friday night.

How lovely of you, you never know he might be out of a job, would you like a round of applause?

So you want a prick on the road who's putting lives at risk?

I'm not letting it go, the driver shouldn't be on the road he's that dangerous

So why start the thread in the first place, you asked if you were BU, you were told you are by the majority.

Actually don't bother answering that, as this thread really is a joke.

Kotinka why are you calling people names?