Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
I've started a job that has me coming to PHL fairly often. Why do the cabbies instantly ask you when you get in if you're paying cash or credit? Why does it matter to them? Is there a surcharge for credit (my understanding is that MC/Visa/Amex forbid this)?
There is no surcharge...but I've been booted from a cab or 2...before I got in, when I said I'd be paying with credit. I believe it takes a while for them to get paid from the merchant company.