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Bit naughty but I find this bit of karma so satisfying and amusing

143 replies

bagpuss90 · 02/07/2023 14:54

So I have taxi driver friend - he picked a woman up from the airport and took her to her home. He says she was chatty and friendly throughout the ride. Got to hers -the fare was just over 60 quid. He helped her with her bags , she said she had to go indoors to get his money. Ten minutes passed and nothing he knocked on the door -no answer. Knocked again - she leaned out of an upstairs window and asked him what he wanted - he obviously told her. She said she didn’t know what he was on about -she hadn’t been in his cab. Closed the window- he banged on the door again. She leaned out again and threatened to call the police and tell them he was harassing her. She clearly never had any intention of paying him- though they agreed the fare before the ride.. He walked back his car debating what to do. Then he heard a mobile phone ring in the back of the cab. He answered it and was her demanding her phone back . He said “sorry you seem to have forgotten you weren’t in my cab !” He drove off - I don’t know tbh what he intends to do with the phone . But talk about reaping what you sow . Dunno if I’m being mean to find it so satisfying 🤷‍♀️

OP posts:
RedHelenB · 02/07/2023 14:55

She pays the fare, he gives her the phone. Simple.

cushioncovers · 02/07/2023 14:56

If this actually happened then it's karma at its finest and I love it.

JMSA · 02/07/2023 14:56

Ha ha ha! 100% serves her right.

red78hot · 02/07/2023 15:01

As its a criminal offence not to pay a taxi fare then if I was him I'd be telling her pay up and she gets the phone otherwise he contacts the police.

Blondey2023 · 02/07/2023 15:01

RedHelenB · 02/07/2023 14:55

She pays the fare, he gives her the phone. Simple.

Absolutely this. She effectively stole and is a thieve, if she called the police the law is on his side obviously.

She pays up, she gets the phone back. The nerve of some people!

Iloveacurry · 02/07/2023 15:01

Brilliant. She can have the phone back if she pays the fare.

Fraaahnces · 02/07/2023 15:03

Phone is proof that she was in the cab. Take it to the police. Dodging a fare is a crime.

GoodChat · 02/07/2023 15:03

If she calls the police he can say she told him she was never in his car so it can't possibly be her phone.

RocketIceLollie · 02/07/2023 15:03

Haha brilliant. What a scummy woman.

Wishitsnows · 02/07/2023 15:08

Haha that’s brilliant!

colddrytoast · 02/07/2023 15:10

There are cameras everywhere in airports so there will be coverage of her getting into his cab as proof. What a horrible woman taking advantage of him like that, makes a great karma story!

PandaChopChop · 02/07/2023 15:10

Instant karma indeed!

littleripper · 02/07/2023 15:14

Ooo she needs to pay and give him a very good tip, and a finders fee for the phone. I'd say £120.

sarahc336 · 02/07/2023 15:14

This is brilliant 😂😂

WeeOrcadian · 02/07/2023 15:15

Don't most taxis have CCTV in them.these days? Certainly the few I've been in have had cameras, for scum like this.

AutumnCrow · 02/07/2023 15:16

This is one of them there urban myths, right?

IglesiasPiggl · 02/07/2023 15:21

Oh I love this!

LakeTiticaca · 02/07/2023 15:25

I love this kind of thing 😀 custard pie in the face to the CF woman.
Please let us know the outcome if you find out, OP 🤣

DrSbaitso · 02/07/2023 15:25

AutumnCrow · 02/07/2023 15:16

This is one of them there urban myths, right?

I think so.

CapEBarra · 02/07/2023 15:26

Well it’s not her phone because she wasn’t in his cab, but I bet he could do her a good deal on a phone if she’s interested - maybe £300?

GalileoHumpkins · 02/07/2023 15:27

This has a certain 'then everybody clapped' ring to it.

LemongrassLollipop · 02/07/2023 15:29

Sweet karma! Serves her right, she had no intention of paying.

I really hope this story is true

Jk987 · 02/07/2023 15:31

In what way could it be you being mean?

GraysPapaya · 02/07/2023 15:32

The brass neck!!! I cannot imagine just jumping out and then claiming I never got in the taxi, she sounds mental!

Parisj · 02/07/2023 15:35

Many taxi drivers are so squeezed on their incomes now, and one complaint or allegation made to the council can leave their licence suspended for three months until it's disproved, and meantime they can't earn a wage or pay for their vehicle. Plus dealing with customers like this who don't pay. It's easy to say he can prove she was in the cab and report her, but we all know very little is going to come of going through that process. It's a desperate situation. Glad karma was on his side at least.