A particularly disagreeable expertise occurred to a person who visited the capital of his nation. Whereas in Warsaw for the primary time in over 30 years, he used a taxi service after which obtained a invoice he didn’t count on.
First go to in over 30 years
The case was described by the O2 web site, the place a reader contacted him with the story he skilled in Warsaw. As he studies, he determined to journey to the capital by prepare as a result of he was supposed to select up the automotive from the showroom there after which take it to his son to Germany. It was the primary time in over 30 years {that a} reader of the portal visited Warsaw. The person caught a taxi and, earlier than getting in, requested the motive force if he might invoice him. Because the driver confirmed, the hero of the story received into the car.
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Extraordinarily lengthy kilometers
From the station to the showroom, relying on the route chosen, you needed to drive 16 to twenty kilometers. It is a quick distance past the taximeter ought to depend at most a number of dozen zlotys. In the meantime, as a reader of the portal studies, after the course, the motive force offered him with a value that was extraordinarily removed from this quantity.
The driving force requested varied questions whereas driving, mentioned that there have been visitors jams, he needed to go round them and it will take him 45 minutes (usually it takes about 20 minutes). After arriving on the place, he billed me for the quantity of… PLN 329. I might have known as the police, however I used to be in a rush as a result of on Saturday at 5 a.m. I used to be leaving within the automotive I had picked up for Germany – studies a reader of the portal.
The driving force who wasn’t there
The portal’s journalists determined to confront their reader’s story with a taxi firm for which a dishonest driver labored. Nonetheless, this turned out to be inconceivable as a result of the information on the obtained bill turned out to be false. The particular person with the title and surname given on the receipt doesn’t run a enterprise. It was related when journalists checked the NIP quantity written on the invoice. A person who got here just for a short while to the capital, which he had not seen for a few years, was deceived by a fraudster.
When utilizing taxis, it’s value remembering that it’s most secure after they belong to recognizable firms. Nonetheless, it’s best to name a taxi your self by calling the company or utilizing the applying in your cellphone. You ought to be particularly cautious when on the lookout for transport within the heart of Warsaw or close to railway stations in massive cities.
