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Old Jan 25, 2006, 1:10 pm
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Originally Posted by Swiss Tony
At the very, very most, T1 to the CP is 5 miles which would be about £20. I'd say it's closer to 3.5 miles, so should have been less than half what you paid.
The taxi was from T4 to the CP.

At most airports I frequent, the charge would have been £0.00 (plus tip if you want) since the hotels operate their own (contracted) shuttles. The Hoppa is - IMO - licensed extortion on a far greater scale than the odd cabbie with a wonky meter.
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