The complaint of a tampered taximeter in a taxi from the base of the Parque Delta shopping mall, in Mexico City (CDMX), It reached social media through a video showing how it changed in seconds until reaching 145 pesos.
According to the information that has come to light, the taxi belongs to the site that leaves from Parque Delta, a shopping center located in the Piedad Narvarte neighborhood, Benito Juarez mayor’s office.
The video that shows the altered taximeter was sent to the Grupo Siade account, on X, formerly Twitter, although it bears the brand of TikTokto warn users of the high amounts charged by taxis at the shopping mall base.
The account was hit by the Ministry of Mobility (Semovi) from Mexico City to report a user’s complaint.
Video of altered taximeter in Parque Delta
In the clip, which lasts just over two minutes, you can see how the passenger of the unit points the camera towards the taximeter when it marks 77 pesos and 50 cents, however, after a few seconds it changes rapidly. up to 145 pesos, when you finish recording the video.
It is worth noting that at no time is the passenger heard complaining to the driver about the sudden change in the meter.
This video is also circulating on TikTok, where it has already accumulated more than 110 thousand views and hundreds of comments.
video/7410211819563928837" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7410211819563928837">@los9dogs Be careful with the taxi site #deltapark your taximeter has been altered. #cdmx #mexico #complaint #citizencomplaint #taximetro #Careful #complaints #governmentofmexico #sitiodetaxis #parquedeltacdmx #secretariatofmobility #vigimovicdmx #semovi original sound – Los9dogs
Reactions on TikTok
Users of the video platform have reacted with opinions such as:
- Who takes a taxi these days?
- It is true that many taxi drivers tamper with their taximeter.
- It is not altered, it has a mouse that is a button and every time you press it it alters the taximeter.
*mvg*
