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This Urban Jungle
Posted on 29 Aug 2011
Drunk FT refuses to pay $10.20 taxi fare but police say they can't help cabbie
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STOMPer Justin's father, who is a cabby, encountered this man who reportedly refused to pay the $10.20 fare after reaching his destination at Normanton Park. According to his father, the man had got on the cab near Boat Quay and appeared to be drunk.
When his father made a police report, the police told him that they could not help, said the STOMPer.
STOMPer Justin wrote:
On May 17, my dad, who is a taxi driver, came back home after an ugly encounter with a drunk passenger.
"As shown in the police report, my dad picked up this Caucasian from around Boat Quay.
"Upon reaching his destination at Normanton Park, the drunk passenger unreasonably refused to pay the fare.
"He then argued, saying 'Why should I pay?'
"My dad then told him that he will call the police if he refused to pay the fare and he challenged my dad to 'carry on'.
"Two policemen arrived on the scene five minutes after my dad called the police.
"However, all they did were to find out what happened and recorded my father's ID and told him to go to the police station the following day to make a report.
"They never even tried to look for and question the passenger, who by then was in his house.
"After my dad made the police report, they told my dad that they cannot do anything to help also.
"Throughout this incident, the police did not even try to contact the passenger.
"My dad, who has no details of the passenger, also cannot seek help from his company.
"We did not post this story because we want him to pay up.
"The issue of the money is small, but, in this case, if even the police cannot do anything, then what are the taxi drivers going to do if this type of incident happens more?
"I believe this could happen to any taxi driver in Singapore.
"The sad thing here is that the passenger got off so easily, while my poor dad does not even know what else he can do."
This Urban Jungle
Posted on 29 Aug 2011
Drunk FT refuses to pay $10.20 taxi fare but police say they can't help cabbie
Enraged
92%
Shiok!
1%
LOL!
2%
So sad
2%
Sure or not?
0%
Bochup
3%
STOMPer Justin's father, who is a cabby, encountered this man who reportedly refused to pay the $10.20 fare after reaching his destination at Normanton Park. According to his father, the man had got on the cab near Boat Quay and appeared to be drunk.
When his father made a police report, the police told him that they could not help, said the STOMPer.
STOMPer Justin wrote:
On May 17, my dad, who is a taxi driver, came back home after an ugly encounter with a drunk passenger.
"As shown in the police report, my dad picked up this Caucasian from around Boat Quay.
"Upon reaching his destination at Normanton Park, the drunk passenger unreasonably refused to pay the fare.
"He then argued, saying 'Why should I pay?'
"My dad then told him that he will call the police if he refused to pay the fare and he challenged my dad to 'carry on'.
"Two policemen arrived on the scene five minutes after my dad called the police.
"However, all they did were to find out what happened and recorded my father's ID and told him to go to the police station the following day to make a report.
"They never even tried to look for and question the passenger, who by then was in his house.
"After my dad made the police report, they told my dad that they cannot do anything to help also.
"Throughout this incident, the police did not even try to contact the passenger.
"My dad, who has no details of the passenger, also cannot seek help from his company.
"We did not post this story because we want him to pay up.
"The issue of the money is small, but, in this case, if even the police cannot do anything, then what are the taxi drivers going to do if this type of incident happens more?
"I believe this could happen to any taxi driver in Singapore.
"The sad thing here is that the passenger got off so easily, while my poor dad does not even know what else he can do."
